Total T3: For Use On The IMMULITE and Immulite 1000 Systems
Total T3: For Use On The IMMULITE and Immulite 1000 Systems
®
For use on the IMMULITE
and IMMULITE® 1000 systems
IMMULITE®/IMMULITE 1000 Total T3
Specimen Collection
English The use of an ultracentrifuge is
recommended to clear lipemic samples.
Intended Use: For in vitro diagnostic use Hemolyzed or grossly contaminated
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with the IMMULITE and IMMULITE 1000 samples may give erroneous results.
Analyzers — for the quantitative EDTA plasma is not recommended for
measurement of total circulating use.
triiodothyronin (T3) in serum as an aid in
the clinical assessment of thyroid status. Centrifuging serum samples before a
complete clot forms may result in the
Catalog Number: LKT31 (100 tests) presence of fibrin. To prevent erroneous
Test Code: T3 Color: Violet results due to the presence of fibrin,
ensure that complete clot formation has
Summary and Explanation taken place prior to centrifugation of
samples. Some samples, particularly
Under normal physiological conditions, T3
those from patients receiving
represents approximately 5 percent of the
anticoagulant therapy, may require
thyroid hormones in serum. Although increased clotting time.
present in lower concentration, T3 has a
greater intrinsic metabolic activity, faster Blood collection tubes from different
turnover and larger volume of distribution manufacturers may yield differing values,
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than circulating T4. Reports that depending on materials and additives,
thyrotoxicosis may be caused by including gel or physical barriers, clot
abnormally high concentrations of T3 — activators and/or anticoagulants.
rather than T4 — have reinforced the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Total T3 has
importance of T3 measurements.2-5 In not been tested with all possible variations
addition, T3 determination is an important of tube types. Consult the section on
tool for monitoring hypothyroid patients Alternate Sample Types for details on
receiving sodium liothyronine therapy. tubes that have been tested.
Unlike "T3 Uptake" tests, which estimate Volume Required: 25 µL serum
the saturation of thyroid hormone binding (Sample cup must contain at least 100 µL
proteins, total T3 analysis measures more than the total volume required.)
circulating levels of triiodothyronine. Most
reports indicate that T3 levels distinguish Storage: 7 days at 2–8°C or
clearly between euthyroid and 2 months at –20°C.
hyperthyroid subjects, but provide a less
clear-cut separation between hypothyroid Warnings and Precautions
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and euthyroid subjects. For in vitro diagnostic use.
Numerous conditions unrelated to thyroid
CAUTION! POTENTIAL
disease may cause abnormal T3 BIOHAZARD
values.1,6-9 Consequently, total T3 values Contains human source
should not be used on their own in material. Each donation of
establishing the thyroid status of an human blood or blood
individual. The levels of serum T4, TBG component was tested by
(thyroid binding globulin), TSH (thyroid FDA-approved methods for the
presence of antibodies to human
stimulating hormone) and other clinical
immunodeficiency virus type 1
findings must be considered as well. (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2) as
well as for hepatitis B surface
Principle of the Procedure antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to
hepatitis C virus (HCV). The test
IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Total T3 is a results were negative (not
solid-phase, competitive repeatedly reactive). No test
chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay. offers complete assurance that
these or other infectious agents
Incubation Cycles: 1 × 30 minutes are absent; this material should
Linearity (ng/dL)
Dilution1 Observed2 Expected3 %O/E4 Specificity
1 8 in 8 313 — — ng/dL % Cross
4 in 8 156 157 99% Compound1 Added2 reactivity3
Hemolysis
Gesamt T3
Anwendung: Zur in vitro Diagnostik unter
Verwendung der IMMULITE und
IMMULITE 1000 Systeme — zur
quantitativen Messung vom zirkulierenden
Gesamttrijodthyronin (TT3) im Serum, zur
klinischen Beurteilung des
Schilddrüsenzustandes.
(IML) = 0.96 (CAC) – 0.12 ng/dL Artikelnummern: LKT31 (100 Tests)
r = 0.979
Testcode: T3 Farbe: violett
Method Comparison: Total T3: T3 Total. Die T3-Bestimmung ist außerdem ein
Français. Precision: 1Intraessai, 2entre unerlässlicher Parameter für die
plusieurs séries, 3Moyenne, 4SD, 5CV. Linearity: Therapiekontrolle von Patienten unter T3-
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Dilution, 2Observé (O), 3Attendu (A), 4%O/A, Therapie. Im Gegensatz zum T3-Uptake,
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8 dans 8. Recovery: 1Solution, 2Observé (O), der die Sättigung der Bindungsproteine
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Attendu (A), 4%O/A. Specificity: 1Composé,
2
ajouté, 3Réaction croisée%. 4ND: non
mit Schilddrüsenhormonen bestimmt,
détectable. Method Comparison: Total T3: T3 misst der Gesamt T3-Assay den Spiegel
Totale. des zirkulierenden Trijodthyronins. Die
meisten Publikationen zeigen, dass
Italiano. Precision: 1Intra-serie, 2Da
un'esecuzione all'altra, 3Media, 4SD (Deviazione anhand der T3-Spiegel deutlich zwischen
Standard), 5CV (Coefficiente di Variazione). euthyreoten und hyperthyreoten Patienten
Linearity: 1Diluizione, 2Osservato (O), 3Atteso unterschieden werden kann. Die
(A), 4%O/A, 58 in 8. Recovery: 1Soluzione, Differenzierung euthyreoter von
2
Osservato (O), 3Atteso (A), 4%O/A. Specificity: hypothyreoten Patienten hingegen ist
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Composto, 2quantità aggiunta, 3Percentuale di weniger ausgeprägt.
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4
Crossreattività, ND: non determinabile. Method
Comparison: Total T3: T3 Totale. Neben Schilddrüsenerkrankungen können
1 2
Português. Precision: Entre-ensaios, Ensaio auch andere Faktoren zu veränderten T3-
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a ensaio, 3Média, 4Desvio padrão, 5Coeficiente Werten führen. Deshalb darf der
de variação. Linearity: 1Diluição, 2Observado Schilddrüsenstatus von Patienten auch
(O), 3Esperado (E), 4%O/E, 58 em 8. Recovery: nicht allein auf der Grundlage des T3 als
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Solução, 2Observado (O), 3Esperado (E), Einzelparameter beurteilt werden. Zur
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%O/E. Specificity: 1Composto, 2Quantidade Beurteilung müssen die Serumspiegel von
adicionada, 3Percentagem de reacção cruzada,
4 T4, TBG und TSH ebenso wie der
ND: não detectável. Method Comparison:
Total T3: T3 Total. klinische Status des Patienten
herangezogen werden.
prélevé sur tubes vacutainer secs et Studi effettuati hanno evidenziato che la
EDTA. tireotossicosi può essere causata da
(EDTA) = 1,15 (sérum) + 21,7 ng/dl concentrazioni anormalmente alte di T3
r = 0,837 piuttosto che di T4 avallando ulteriormente
2-5
Moyennes : l'importanza del dosaggio della T3.
168 ng/dl (EDTA) Inoltre il dosaggio della T3 costituisce uno
127 ng/dl (sérum) strumento importante nel monitoraggio di
Comparaison de méthodes : le test a été pazienti ipertiroidei in terapia con
comparé au test Coat-A-Count T3 totale liotironina di sodio. Diversamente dai test
sur 118 échantillons (dont les della “T3 Uptake” che valutano la
concentrations allaient de 56 à 580 ng/dl saturazione delle proteine leganti l'ormone
environ. Voir graphique.) Par régression tiroideo, l'analisi della T3 totale misura
linéaire : realmente i livelli di triiodotironina in
circolo. Molti studi indicano che i livelli di
(IML) = 0,96 (CAC) – 0,12 ng/dl T3 consentono di distinguere chiaramente
r = 0,979
tra pazienti eutiroidei ed ipertiroidei, ma
Moyennes : forniscono una separazione meno netta
154 ng/dl (IMMULITE) 1
tra pazienti ipotiroidei ed eutiroidei.
162 ng/dl (Coat-A-Count)
Numerose condizioni non correlate con la
malattia tiroidea possono portare a valori
Assistance technique anomali di T3.
1,6-9
Di conseguenza, i valori
Contacter votre distributeur national. di T3 totale non devono essere utilizzati
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paziente. Occorre prendere in esame
anche i livelli di T4 nel siero, TBG
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Materiais Fornecidos
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e indivisível. Os códigos de barras no
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ensaio.
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