Thyroid uptake is also known as radioactive iodine uptake test (RAIU). Although, it measures the function of thyroid gland; however, it does not utilize imaging technique. Moreover, Nuclear medicine is a kind of medical imaging that utilizes small doses of radioactive material to detect the thyroid function.
The bill approved by Sen. Christopher Doddâs Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, for instance, included 161 amendments authored by Republicans. Only 49 Republican amendments were rejected out of 210 considered.
Such a position has led to establishment support of politicians such as Arlen Specter, who left the party to join the Democrats and cast the deciding vote for Obamacare, and Charlie Crist, a former popular Florida Republican who bailed the party because he was certain to lose the GOP nomination for Senate in 2010.Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, a tea party candidate who is not part of the GOP establishment, is being treated as collateral damage by the party.â â Columnist Michelle Malkin.