3036535

3036535 - Thyroglobulin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma

This test measures the level of thyroglobulin in your blood. Thyroglobulin is a protein made by cells in the thyroid. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located near the throat. A thyroglobulin test is mostly used as a tumor marker test to help guide thyroid cancer treatment. 1

8842

In the OMOP vocabulary 8842 is a Standard Concept that represents the unit nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)

Plausible Low Value

0

Plausible High Value

6,000.00

Rationale

The literature indicates thyroglobulin ranges from not being present or less than 0.1 ng/mL 1, 2, to greater than 5,000 ng/mL for those with a metastatic disease 3. This information combined with a data-driven approach to empirically establish possible low and high values, leads us to choose 0 and 6,000.