Anyone here know how to interpret blood test results?

Here are some to get started (view with FP font)..

FBC
WBCs					 6.2 10*9/L
RBCs					5.19 10*12/L
HB					16.0 g/dl
Red blood cell distribution width	12.6
Platelet count			 275 10*9/L
etc.
Differential white cell count
Neutrophil count			3.10 10*9/L
Lymphocyte count			2.41 10*9/L
etc.

There is more if anyone can translate this into something
meaningful.

Thanks,
Mike.

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"Mike" <find@reply.to> wrote in message
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> Anyone here know how to interpret blood test results?
>
> Here are some to get started (view with FP font)..
>
> FBC
>  WBCs 6.2 10*9/L
>  RBCs 5.19 10*12/L
>  HB 16.0 g/dl
>  Red blood cell distribution width 12.6
>  Platelet count 275 10*9/L
>  etc.
> Differential white cell count
>  Neutrophil count 3.10 10*9/L
>  Lymphocyte count 2.41 10*9/L
>  etc.
>
> There is more if anyone can translate this into something
> meaningful.

Sorry to sound unhelpful, but where did you get the blood test? - Was it a
"walk in for a blood test" ?
How can you get these results without obtaining any advice at the same time
?

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http://www.bloodbook.com/ranges.html
Normal values one ignores . Abnormal ones can mean a hundred
different causes . Eg HB - normal 2-18 . If you result is say 6 , you
dont have enough HB to carry oxygen around and it could be due to
cancer , poor appetite , chronic disease , parasites like malaria
attacking the red cells etc.


On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 17:10:47 +0000, Mike <find@reply.to> wrote:

Anyone here know how to interpret blood test results?

Here are some to get started (view with FP font)..

FBC
WBCs					 6.2 10*9/L  Normal 4-11
RBCs					5.19 10*12/L
HB					16.0 g/dl  Normal 12-18
Red blood cell distribution width	12.6
Platelet count			 275 10*9/L
etc.
Differential white cell count
Neutrophil count			3.10 10*9/L
Lymphocyte count			2.41 10*9/L
etc.

There is more if anyone can translate this into something
meaningful.

Thanks,
Mike.

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On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 17:10:47 +0000, Mike <find@reply.to> wrote:

Anyone here know how to interpret blood test results?

Here are some to get started (view with FP font)..

FBC
WBCs					 6.2 10*9/L
RBCs					5.19 10*12/L
HB					16.0 g/dl
Red blood cell distribution width	12.6
Platelet count			 275 10*9/L
etc.
Differential white cell count
Neutrophil count			3.10 10*9/L
Lymphocyte count			2.41 10*9/L
etc.

There is more if anyone can translate this into something
meaningful.

Thanks,
Mike.

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BLOOD TEST REFERENCE RANGE CHART
Test
Reference Range (conventional units*)

Acidity (pH)  7.35 - 7.45
Alcohol  0 mg/dL (more than 0.1 mg/dL normally indicates intoxication)
(ethanol)
Ammonia  15 - 50 µg of nitrogen/dL
Amylase  53 - 123 units/L
Ascorbic Acid  0.4 - 1.5 mg/dL
Bicarbonate  18 - 23 mEq/L (carbon dioxide content)
Bilirubin  Direct: up to 0.4 mg/dL
Total: up to 1.0 mg/dL
Blood Volume  8.5 - 9.1% of total body weight
Calcium  8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL (normally slightly higher in children)
Carbon Dioxide Pressure  35 - 45 mm Hg
Carbon Monoxide  Less than 5% of total hemoglobin
CD4 Cell Count  500 - 1500 cells/µL
Ceruloplasmin  15 - 60 mg/dL
Chloride  98 - 106 mEq/L
Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC)  Tests include: hemoglobin,
hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin
concentration, mean corpuscular volume, platelet count, white Blood
cell count
Please click each to view an individual test value.
Copper  Total: 70 - 150 µg/dL
Creatine Kinase (CK or CPK)  Male: 38 - 174 units/L
Female: 96 - 140 units/L
Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes  5% MB or less
Creatinine  0.6 - 1.2 mg/dL
Electrolytes  Test includes: calcium, chloride, magnesium, potassium,
sodium
Please click each to view an individual test value.
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR or Sed-Rate)  Male: 1 - 13 mm/hr
Female: 1 - 20 mm/hr
Glucose  Tested after fasting: 70 - 110 mg/dL
Hematocrit  Male: 45 - 62%
Female: 37 - 48%
Hemoglobin  Male: 13 - 18 gm/dL
Female: 12 - 16 gm/dL
Iron  60 - 160 µg/dL (normally higher in males)
Iron-binding Capacity  250 - 460 µg/dL
Lactate (lactic acid)  Venous: 4.5 - 19.8 mg/dL
Arterial: 4.5 - 14.4 mg/dL
Lactic Dehydrogenase  50 - 150 units/L
Lead  40 µg/dL or less (normally much lower in children)
Lipase  10 - 150 units/L
Zinc   B-Zn  70 - 102 µmol/L
Lipids:
Cholesterol  Less than 225 mg/dL (for age 40-49 yr; increases with
age)
Triglycerides  10 - 29 years    53 - 104 mg/dL
30 - 39 years    55 - 115 mg/dL
40 - 49 years    66 - 139 mg/dL
50 - 59 years    75 - 163 mg/dL
60 - 69 years    78 - 158 mg/dL
>  70 years    83 - 141 mg/dL
Liver Function Tests  Tests include bilirubin (total), phosphatase
(alkaline), protein (total and albumin), transaminases (alanine and
aspartate), prothrombin (PTT)
Please click each to view an individual test value.
Magnesium  1.5 - 2.0 mEq/L
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)  27 - 32 pg/cell
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) 32 - 36%
hemoglobin/cell
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)  76 - 100 cu µm
Osmolality  280 - 296 mOsm/kg water
Oxygen Pressure  83 - 100 mm Hg
Oxygen Saturation (arterial)  96 - 100%
Phosphatase, Prostatic  0 - 3 units/dL (Bodansky units) (acid)
Phosphatase  50 - 160 units/L (normally higher in infants and
adolescents) (alkaline)
Phosphorus  3.0 - 4.5 mg/dL (inorganic)
Platelet Count  150,000 - 350,000/mL
Potassium  3.5 - 5.0 mEq/L
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)  0 - 4 ng/mL (likely higher with age)

Proteins:
Total  6.0 - 8.4 gm/dL
Albumin  3.5 - 5.0 gm/dL
Globulin  2.3 - 3.5 gm/dL

Prothrombin (PTT)  25 - 41 sec
Pyruvic Acid  0.3 - 0.9 mg/dL
Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)  4.2 - 6.9 million/µL/cu mm

Sodium  135 - 145 mEq/L
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)  0.5 - 6.0 µ units/mL
Transaminase:
Alanine (ALT)  1 - 21 units/L
Aspartate (AST)  7 - 27 units/L

Urea Nitrogen (BUN)  7 - 18 mg/dL
BUN/Creatinine Ratio 5 - 35
Uric Acid  Male     2.1 to 8.5 mg/dL (likely higher with age)
Female     2.0 to 7.0 mg/dL (likely higher with age)
Vitamin A  30 - 65 µg/dL
White Blood Cell Count (WBC) 4,300 - 10,800 cells/µL/cu mm
*Please visit our measurement and abbreviation pages.



Blood Test Kits
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> http://www.bloodbook.com/ranges.html
> Normal values one ignores .

Really ?
Were this an examination answer, that comment alone is sufficient to fail
the paper.

>Abnormal ones can mean a hundred
> different causes . Eg HB - normal 2-18 . If you result is say 6 , you
> dont have enough HB to carry oxygen around and it could be due to
> cancer , poor appetite , chronic disease , parasites like malaria
> attacking the red cells etc.

2-18? Let's assume that you actualy mean 12-18 g/l.

An Hb of 17.5 in a newborn is to be expected.
An Hb of 17.5 in a fourteen year old girl is VERY abnormal and warrants
immediate urgent investigation.

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"Manky Badger" <spam@puritanDOTfreeserve.FULLSTOPcoSPOTuk> wrote:

>An Hb of 17.5 in a newborn is to be expected.
>An Hb of 17.5 in a fourteen year old girl is VERY abnormal and warrants
>immediate urgent investigation.

So what about mine then?

I'm a 45 year old bloke and my Hb is 16, so what does that mean?

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"Mike" <find@reply.to> wrote in message
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> "Manky Badger" <spam@puritanDOTfreeserve.FULLSTOPcoSPOTuk> wrote:
> 
>
> So what about mine then?
>
> I'm a 45 year old bloke and my Hb is 16, so what does that mean?

Whilst at first sight this would seem "in the normal range" for a male of
that age, you've made no mention of your medical history, clinical symptoms
& previous results.
If you are a chap with an Hb of 16g/dl who's Hb has previously consistently
run at 13g/dl, then alarm bells might ring.

You have Hb of 16g/dl - this result is pretty meaningless on its own.
There are perfectly healthy people and terminally ill people with an Hb of
16g/dl.

Presumably you're "ill" in the first place to warrant having a blood count ?
A "normal" blood test result doesn't rule out disease. You REALLY can't take
these numbers in isolation. Interpretation of a blood test is more than a
set of numbers - it involoves clinical assessment of the patient too.

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On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 20:48:43 GMT, habshi@anony.com (habshi) wrote:

>
> //lot of information without any meaning to the poster//
>
>


Please post in one, meaningul reply.

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"Manky Badger" <spam@puritanDOTfreeserve.FULLSTOPcoSPOTuk> wrote:

>
>"Mike" <find@reply.to> wrote in message
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>
>Whilst at first sight this would seem "in the normal range" for a male of
>that age, you've made no mention of your medical history,

"I cannot possibly remember what (or all)
diseases I have had, other than septicaemia and a lung infection,
a couple of years ago."

>clinical symptoms

Achy pains in the abdomen and kidneys.

>& previous results.

These are the previous and current results.

>If you are a chap with an Hb of 16g/dl who's Hb has previously consistently
>run at 13g/dl, then alarm bells might ring.
>
>You have Hb of 16g/dl - this result is pretty meaningless on its own.
>There are perfectly healthy people and terminally ill people with an Hb of
>16g/dl.
>
>Presumably you're "ill" in the first place to warrant having a blood count ?[/vbcol
]

Not "ill", just concerned.
[vbcol=seagreen]
>A "normal" blood test result doesn't rule out disease. You REALLY can't tak
e
>these numbers in isolation. Interpretation of a blood test is more than a
>set of numbers - it involoves clinical assessment of the patient too.

"I'm a 45 year old bloke and my Hb is 16, so what does that
mean?"

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