Blood Test Draw Date: 8/8/03

Requests	Results	Out of Range Results	Reference Range	Units
WBC	8.6		4.0-11.0	k/mm3
Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)	3.86		3.70-5.40	m/mm3
Hemoglobin	12.0		11.5-16.0	g/dL
Hematocrit	35.1		35.0-48.0	%
MCV	91		78-100	fL
MCH	31.0		27.0-34.0	pg
MCHC	34.2		31.0-37.0	g/dL
RDW		15.8 H	11.5-14.5	%
Platelet Count	209		130-450	k/mm3
MPV	9.1		7.5-11.5	fL
Segmented Neutrophils	66		40-85	%
Lymphocytes	17		10-45	%
Monocytes	9		3-15	%
Eosinophils	7		0-7	%
Basophils	1		0-2	%
Absolute Neutrophil	5.7		1.6-9.3	k/uL
Absolute Lymphocyte	1.4		0.6-5.5	k/uL
Absolute Monocyte	0.8		0.1-1.6	k/uL
Absolute Eosinophil	0.6		0.0-0.7	k/uL
Absolute Basophil	0.0		0.0-0.2	k/uL

Requests	Results	Out of Range Results	Reference Range	Units
Protein, Urine, Random	6		None	mg/dL

Requests	Results	Out of Range Results	Reference Range	Units
IgG		658 L	694-1618	mg/dL
IgA	142		81-463	mg/dL
IgM	69		48-271	mg/dL

Requests	Results	Out of Range Results	Reference Range	Units
Glucose *	97		65-109	mg/dL
Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Serum	24		8-25	mg/dL
Creatinine, Serum	1.0		0.6-1.4	mg/dL
BUN/Creat Ratio	24.0		10.0-28.0
Sodium, Serum	139		135-145	mmol/L
Potassium, Serum	4.4		3.5-5.2	mmol/L
Chloride	101		96-110	mmol/L
Carbon Dioxide	24		21-31	mmol/L
Anion Gap	14		4-16
Protein, Total	6.7		6.0-8.2	g/dL
Albumen	3.9		3.5-5.2	g/dL
Globulin	2.8		2.1-3.9	g/dL
Alb/Glob Ratio	1.4		1.0-2.0
Calcium	10.4		8.4-10.4	mg/dL
Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum	60		53-141	IU/L
ALT	11		2-46	IU/L
AST	14		10-41	IU/L
Bilirubin, Total	0.2		0.2-1.1	mg/dL

*Once again, the official results state that "Glucose reference range reflects fasting state". Not only was she not fasting, she had eaten a full breakfast and lunch, and I clearly recall the lab tech asking me, on this one, if she was fasting, to which I clearly recall replying, "No." Makes you wonder, doesn't it?!?

Test Type: CBC W/DIFF, W/PLT (CBD)
Explanation for 2nd set of results: This blood draw was originally ordered by Mom's hematologist. Mom's PCP knew about the order and wanted to get the results immediately, instead of waiting for the hematologist's office to fax them, so he sent us to the lab with his own set of orders for the same test from the same blood draw. The lab interpreted his request a bit differently, took two separate, immediately sequential draws and ran the test on both, sending one set of results to the hematologist and one to Mom's PCP. When I looked over the results sent to the PCP, I noticed that the same test on an immediately sequential draw is likely to yield somewhat different numbers. I thought this was interesting to contemplate and decided to post the second set of numbers, just for fun. I will note by color whether the results are higher or lower than the numbers above. To aid in comparison, click here for quick access back. Click the underlined "it" above the first set of results for quick access forward.

Requests	Results	Out of Range Results	Reference Range	Units
WBC	8.3		4.0-11.0	k/mm3
Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)	3.95		3.70-5.40	m/mm3
Hemoglobin	11.7		11.5-16.0	g/dL
Hematocrit	36		35.0-48.0	%
MCV	91		78-100	fL
MCH	29.7		27.0-34.0	pg
MCHC	32.5		31.0-37.0	g/dL
RDW		15.7 H	11.5-14.5	%
Platelet Count	221		130-450	k/mm3
MPV	8.8		7.5-11.5	fL
Segmented Neutrophils	65		40-85	%
Lymphocytes	19		10-45	%
Monocytes	10		3-15	%
Eosinophils	7		0-7	%
Basophils	1		0-2	%
Absolute Neutrophil	5.4		1.6-9.3	k/uL
Absolute Lymphocyte	1.5		0.6-5.5	k/uL
Absolute Monocyte	0.8		0.1-1.6	k/uL
Absolute Eosinophil	0.5		0.0-0.7	k/uL
Absolute Basophil	0.0		0.0-0.2	k/uL