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IODINE LOADING TEST: SOURCES
FLECHAS FAMILY PRACTICE (FFP)
Iodine supplementations should be prescribed only if indicated by the results of iodine testing. Iodine testing kits may be ordered from Flechas' office (1-877-900-5556) by individuals or by health care professionals.
VITAMIN RESEARCH PRODUCTS (VRP)
"This is a 2 part test. The SPOT test is the first urine void of the morning. From this first void, the level of iodine is measured in the urine, to establish a baseline.
"The LOADING test is a measurement of whole body sufficiency for iodine. 50mg of Iodine/Iodide supplement (Iodoral®) is provided with the kit and is ingested (after the spot test) and a 24 hour collection is started at the next void. From the 50mg ingested for the loading test, the LOADING EXCRETION results will show how many milligrams of Iodide are excreted, and what percentage of the 50mg ingested, is excreted."
DOCTOR'S DATA
"In more recent times a “24-hour iodine/iodide load test” has become a useful analysis for practitioners. A specified oral dose of iodine/iodide is given and urine is collected for the subsequent twenty-four hours. The Doctor’s Data, Inc. “load” report format leads the industry by permitting the practitioner to obtain individualized results based upon any oral dosage deemed appropriate for a given patient. The test is based on the concept that the body has specific and saturable mechanisms to take up iodine/iodide. When maximal retention is attained, the percentage of an iodine/iodide load that is retained decreases and the percentage urinary excretion increases. The percentage excretion is calculated by dividing the patient’s mg/24-hour iodide results by the oral iodine/iodide dosage (mg) provided on the requisition form by the practitioner, then multiplied by 100. The iodide excretion value represents iodide plus iodine reduced to iodide. The load test requires a complete twenty-four hour urine collection."
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