Posts by goldenowl8

Got my blood and urine results back today, but I don't have my appointment with the OBGYN until tomorrow. Three of the values are flagged as out of range, and honestly, I'm starting to spiral a little. If anyone happens to be awake and knows their stuff, could you take a look at these? Here’s what I've got:
RBC 4.38 T/L
HGB 133. g/L
HCT .384 L/L
MCV 87.7 fL
MCH 30.5 pg
MCHC 347.g/L
RDW 16.0 %CV

PLT 199. G/L
MPV 10.5 fL

Can someone make sense of these results for me? It looks like everything is pretty much within the normal range, except for two things—MPV and TIBC—which I don't recognize. Also, my blood pressure is consistently running low, sitting around 100/60:

HEMATOLOGY
RBC: 4.61 10e12/L
Hemoglobin: 139 g/L,
Hematocrit: 0.422,
MCV: 91.5 fL,
MCH: 30.2 pg
MCHC: 329 g/L
RBC distribution: 13.9 %
Platelets: 202 10e9/L
MPV: 12.0 fL
WBC: 8.7 10e9/L
Neutrophils: 59.2 %
#5.15 10e9/L
Lymphocytes: 31.2 %
#2.71 10e9/L
Monocytes: 6.8 %
#0.59 10e9/L
Eosinophils: 2.3 %
#0.20 10e9/L
Basophils: 0.5%
#0.04 10e9/L

BIOCHEMISTRY
Glucose: 4.41 mmol/L
Iron: 11 µmol/L
TIBC: 48 µmol/L
UIBC: 37 µmol/L

THYROID HORMONES
TSH: 2.00 mU/L
T4: 102.30 nmol/L
T3: 2.02 nmol/L

Thanks!

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