Lab results - looking for opinions [PLEASE READ 1ST POST]

Could someone maybe help me make sense of these lab results?

From blood work:

(S) Ionized Calcium 1.21 mmol/L - ref. range 1.11 - 1.32
(S) Total Calcium 2.43 mmol/L - ref. range 2.14 - 2.53
(S) Inorganic Phosphate 0.94 mmol/L - ref. range 0.79 - 1.42
(S) Total Magnesium 0.80 mmol/L - ref. range 0.65 - 1.05

From urine (24-hour collection):

(dU) Total Calcium 0.84 mmol/dU - ref. range 2.50 - 7.50
(dU) Inorganic Phosphate 13.42 mmol/dU - adult ref. range:
12.9 - 42.0

Should I be worried about that low calcium level in my urine? I mean, how can my blood calcium be totally normal while the urine levels are so low? My TSH and intact PTH both came back normal, too.

Thanks!

EDIT: just in case it matters—my total urine volume was 590 ml

I couldn't find anything under the women's health thread regarding lab results interpretation, so I'm coming to you all—please, can someone make sense of this for me? (I'm really trying to figure out if there's a specific reason behind this unfortunate outcome):

Biopsy results (Placental remnants):
Biopsy report description:
The pathology report shows plenty of material—we're looking at decidual tissue, sections of endometrium in hypersecretory phase, and some immature placental tissue.

So, this is the pathology report following the curettage.

Thanks.

Hey Dan!
Everything started when I noticed my hair thinning out and breaking out with acne—honestly, I didn't even deal with stuff like this back in my teens.
First, I need to get my thyroid and hormone levels checked. You know, those basic panels they always run.

Moving on...
My OB-GYN mentioned once that my ovaries look a little "unusual," but since my cycles have been perfectly regular, I never thought twice about it.
But then, I did a little digging online, saw that these symptoms could actually point to PCOS, and asked her for a referral for a full hormone panel.
So, that's happening now.
Next step is waiting for my period to start so I can get my AMH tested.
Just for context, I'm 33.
Anything else I should include? 🙂
Thanks in advance for any insight!

Three months ago, my cholesterol was sitting at 7.5 and triglycerides were at 5.1. Thinking I could handle it, I implemented a semi-strict diet—cutting out canned goods, bacon, and anything with thick layers of fat. Well, yesterday’s labs came back, and they're nothing short of a disaster. My cholesterol is down to 6.5, sure, but my triglycerides have skyrocketed to over 16. I'm at a loss here; what's the next move?

Jason Ward69 said:Three months ago, my cholesterol was around 7.5 and triglycerides were at 5.1. I decided to go on a semi-diet—cutting out canned goods, bacon, heavy fats, and all that. But yesterday, the results came back just as bad... cholesterol is at 6.5 and triglycerides are over 16... what should I do next?

It’s actually been proven that high fat intake isn't what spikes your cholesterol and triglycerides. It’s usually an excessive amount of carbohydrates and refined oils that prevents the body from properly utilizing fat stores. You likely cut out the fats but ended up eating way more carbs instead.😵

Honestly, bacon is better for you than those processed oils.😁

Basically, bread and other starchy foods tend to hurt your cholesterol and triglyceride levels much more than dietary fat does.

I used to have cholesterol and triglycerides sitting around 5, but once I adjusted my diet, things improved significantly—cholesterol dropped to 4.2 and triglycerides to 1.7.

I also drank quite a bit of dried nettle tea; that might be worth looking into as well...

restlessdriver said:It’s been well-documented that fatty foods aren't actually what drive up your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The real culprits are excessive carbohydrate intake and those highly refined oils, which essentially prevent the body from effectively utilizing stored fats. You mentioned cutting out a significant amount of fat, but if you haven't watched it, you've probably just inadvertently swapped them for an even higher load of carbs.😵

Honestly, bacon is a much better choice than oil.😁

Generally speaking, bread and those other heavy starch products do much more damage to your cholesterol and triglyceride levels than consuming fats does.

I used to have cholesterol and triglycerides sitting around 5, which was pretty rough. Once I actually committed to changing my diet, things took a turn for the better—my cholesterol dropped to 4.2 and my triglycerides are down to 1.7.

I’ve been drinking quite a bit of dried nettle tea lately—just one more thing on the list of potential remedies.

I’ve been sipping on nettle root tea to deal with some prostate issues, and I have been incredibly disciplined about my diet—watching what I eat like a hawk, picking up fresh fruit whenever I can, staying far away from alcohol, and I don't smoke. Honestly, there was one celebration where I let my guard down just a little bit, but surely those three days of indulgence couldn't possibly be responsible for such a devastating result. I don't know; people always warn you that medication will wreck your liver, but at this point, it still feels like a viable option.

Anyone here know much about inorganic phosphates? My levels came back a little low:

0.78 mmol (ref 0.79-1.42)

Every time I try to Google this, it just dumps me straight into Hypophosphatemia articles filled with pretty grim descriptions. Is this actually something I should be worried about? 😢

I checked my chickenpox antibodies
My VZV IgG came back positive, at 12. Anything over 11 counts as positive, while anything under 9 is negative.

Does this mean I'm actually immune? And does it matter that I had this test done last year? Could antibody levels really drop that much in a single year?

The thing is, I'm pregnant, and there's an outbreak going around my kid's daycare, so I'm pretty worried...

Hey guys, I really need some help figuring out this IgE stuff...
So, my kid had two different rounds of IgE testing because of how they reacted during the prick tests for various allergens. During that first round, we got the results back for both the specific allergen and the total immunoglobulin E (you know, the lab immunology part). Then we did a second round—this one was totally separate from the first—but this time, we only received the specific allergen results. Here’s where things get super confusing, though. When I went to pick up the paperwork for the second round, the lady at the clinic told me to call back in about a month for the rest of the results. So, naturally, I called her up, totally overthinking everything, thinking we were missing something. Suddenly, the "missing" part of the report just... appeared? But looking at it now, it looks exactly like what I already have in my hand! I'm honestly stumped. Am I tripping, or is a piece of this report actually missing? Just for context, they were looking for both total IgE and specific IgE for food allergies.

I went to get some bloodwork done because of this pain in my lower leg, and here’s what came back:
D-dimer 200 ref. >550
PV 1.14 REF. > 0.70
APTT 24 REF 20-30
APTT ratio 0.9 ref. 0.8-1.2

From what I can tell, everything looks normal.
I was mostly freaking out about potentially having a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), so I wanted to ask—how much weight should I actually put on that D-dimer result?
What are the actual odds of having a DVT even if the D-dimer comes back totally fine?

Aside from the pain and that stinging sensation on the front of my shin, I don't have any other symptoms like swelling, redness, or anything feeling hot to the touch.

I’ve already got a Doppler ultrasound scheduled for a couple of days from now.

restlessdriver said:It’s been established that dietary fat isn't what drives up cholesterol and triglyceride levels—it's actually the excessive intake of carbohydrates, refined oils, and things along those lines.
...
I used to have cholesterol and triglycerides hovering around 5, but once I overhauled my diet, the numbers improved significantly—cholesterol sits at 4.2, and triglycerides are down to 1.7.

....

Saying cholesterol is "around 5" doesn't really tell us much... total cholesterol should ideally be under 5, but even that isn't the most critical metric—it's more about the balance between LDL and HDL.
Roughly speaking—you want LDL under 3, and HDL above 1.
As for triglycerides, "around 5" is actually quite high, given that the normal range tops out at 1.7...

Furthermore, the ratio of HDL to total cholesterol is arguably even more important.

Regarding diets high in carbohydrates and triglycerides... 😂
I consume a relatively low amount of fat and a fair amount of carbs, yet my triglycerides sit at 0.6... honestly, they're so low I'm starting to wonder if that might actually be some kind of abnormality itself.😂

Oh, and my total cholesterol is slightly north of 5 (so, technically elevated), but my HDL is sitting at 2... and that’s—again—while following a fairly carb-heavy diet...

(By the way, my BMI is roughly 19... ☕)

Could someone please help me make sense of these kidney function results and the creatinine levels?

Creatinine (s) 139 ref. range 64-104)
eGFR CKD-EPI 49 ref. > 90

In urine
Creatinine (dU) 18840 ref. range (7700-21300)
Creatinine (u) 11775

Creatinine clearance 77.9 ref. int (66 - 143)

Given that the eGFR looks pretty rough—well, "rough" might be an understatement!—but the clearance seems perfectly fine, which number should I actually be worrying about here? This is for a 54-year-old male who hits the gym three times a week and, just to add a little flavor to the data, was supplementing with protein until about a month ago.
The elevated creatinine value was caught during a routine checkup—just one of those things!—and he had actually been working out at the gym just three days before the blood work was done.

Age-related risk for Down syndrome: 1:217
Risk for T21: 1:4082
Risk for T13/T18: 1:100000
Biochemical risk for Down syndrome: 1:667

Nuchal translucency: 0.9mm

I suppose I should ask—is this age-related risk (35 years old) actually something worth getting worked up about? 😕

Can anyone who knows their stuff tell me if chronic pharyngitis caused by reflux can keep my white blood cell count elevated for a while? I had some blood work done just under a month ago—leukocytes were at 10.3, CRP was fine. Just did more tests today along with a CBC (dealing with a breast cyst and some reactive lymph nodes), and the doctor said everything looks okay, except my leukocytes are slightly high again (around 10)? I’m not even sick—no viruses, no runny nose, nothing. It's just this reflux thing causing throat inflammation—I'm not sure if it's flared up right now, but it's been going on for a while, and I've only been treating it for about a month.

I would really appreciate some perspective here. So, I’m 33 years old, average build, and I’ve been diagnosed with renal hypertension. I have significant stenosis in my renal artery, and it looks like my right kidney has likely atrophied because of it (it’s down to about 6cm). I’ve gone through a mountain of tests; one notable result was a scintigraphy scan, which showed that my left kidney is doing 98% of the work while the right is only contributing about 2%. I also had an angiography done and am currently waiting on those results. Fortunately, my blood pressure hasn't caused any damage to my retinal vessels yet. My main question is: given the current state of my right kidney, could placing a stent in the renal artery actually improve things? Currently, I'm managing my pressure with Cozaar, though it tends to spike during my period, at which point I take Nebivolol. My potassium levels are running a bit low, and predictably, my renin is elevated. Also, I am a smoker.

Hey everyone, my 10-year-old daughter was diagnosed with mono about five weeks ago. Her blood work had been looking pretty good and she was doing great, but then out of nowhere last Monday, her fever spiked to 103.8 and she ended up hospitalized because her blood counts tanked (white blood cell count at 2, neutrophils down to just 30, then 10, though the peripheral blood smear looked normal...). An abdominal ultrasound showed her spleen is slightly enlarged from the mono, and an ultrasound of her neck showed some reactive lymph nodes...
She was discharged this past Saturday after five days because she’s fever-free and her labs have improved significantly enough
E 4.51
hB 129
Hct 0.377
MCV 83.6
MCH 28.6
MCHC 342
RDW 12.7
Plt 162 L ( 178-420)
MPV 10.3
WBC 7.82
Neutrophils 39.1
NEU abs 3.06
lymphocyte 32.6
Monocytes 21.6 H( 5-13)
Eosinophils 6.4
Basophils 0.3
IG (%) 7
Neutrophil granulocytes (abs) 3.06
lymphocyte (abs) 2.55
Monocytes 1.69 H ( 0.22-1.51)
Eosinophils (abs) 0.50
Basophils (abs) 0.02
IG (abs) 0.55
Can anyone explain what IG stands for in a differential blood count? It’s listed in both percentage and absolute values, but there are no reference ranges provided, so I have no clue what counts as normal. My daughter’s IG is 7% and her IG abs is 0.55. Is that okay?

Hey everyone, I’m new here, so sorry if I’m posting this in the wrong spot.

I just finished my HLA typing
The results came back as:
PCR SSO low NT
PCR SSP low. B*35;B*56

Tested via: ORELUP HLA B* "low resolution" - 67Y

Thanks in advance!

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but if anyone can make sense of these results, I’d really appreciate the help.

My grandmother had breast cancer surgery back in 1968. They removed the entire breast then, and she went through chemo.
In 2008, she had surgery for a thyroid tumor.
The thyroid was removed, and she took iodine treatments.

About a month ago, she underwent surgery on her other breast—they had to remove the whole thing due to a tumor.
She was born in 1948. She’s incredibly anxious right now because of these findings, and she still has to wait two weeks to see the oncologist. Could someone help me interpret this? We just need some information to hold onto before the actual appointment and deciding on treatment.

Here are the results:

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS: Ca mammae dex
Post-op status for right breast CDI (7/2017)
(3406/17, pT1c, pNx, Luminal B, HER2 negative
Post-op status for thyroid surgery due to papillary carcinoma (2008)
Post-op status for left breast neoplasm (1986)
Material type: consultation with immunohistochemical analysis
Specimen: 1. three paraffin blocks no. 3700/17 (label I E), right breast with secondary tumor, 2. right axilla with lymph nodes
__________________________________________________ _________
PATHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION:
1. The specimen consists of three paraffin blocks, labeled IE (pathology lab, biopsy), received for biopsy and additional immunohistochemical processing.
Microscopic examination shows a breast measuring 17:15.6 cm, with an area partially covered by skin measuring 19:9.5 cm. Three lesions, 0.5–0.8 cm in diameter, were found on the skin surface, which histologically correspond to hemangiomas. At 3.5 cm from one resection margin, there is an old postoperative scar measuring 4.5 cm. On a cross-section of the breast, beneath the scar, there is a hollow formation 3.5 cm in diameter filled with bloody content. Histologically, this is a blood-filled pseudocyst accompanied by an extensive foreign body-type inflammatory reaction. Surrounding this hollow area is a yellowish, firmer region 6.5 cm in diameter, which histologically corresponds to fat necrosis. Located 0.3 cm from the second resection margin, opposite the old scar, is a nodule 0.8 cm in diameter. Histologically, this is a tumor composed of pseudo-glandular formations, strands, and solid clusters of atypical epithelial cells with hyperchromatic nuclei and occasionally prominent nucleoli, with the presence of desmoplastic stroma. No mitosis was observed in 10 high-power fields of the tumor. There is no lymphangioinvasion. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells are positive for Estrogen (95% of tumor cells) and Progesterone (30% of tumor cells). HER2 is 0 (negative). Ki-67 is 5%.

Molecular carcinoma type, St. Gallen, 2013, Luminal A

2. Fatty tissue specimen, measuring 9.5:7:6. A total of 18 lymph nodes, ranging from 0.4–1.2 cm, were found and appeared normal.

Methods: HE, Estrogen, Progesterone, Ki67, HER2

Hey,
can anyone make sense of these urine results? leukocytes 5-8, some bacteria, plenty of epithelial cells, a little mucus, trace amounts of albumin
I'm diabetic on insulin—currently struggling a bit with blood sugar control—so those leukocytes have me a little worried
Saw my primary care doctor yesterday when I picked up the labs, but she didn't mention anything about it... maybe she just missed it?

Regarding what I asked earlier—I checked in with my doctor today 🤦 and she says it’s fine. Apparently, the main thing is that the white blood cell count isn't through the roof... so no need for an antibiotic or a urine culture or anything.

Can anyone weigh in on this 24-hour urine result showing 0.22? It says "normal" if it's under 0.25 following intense activity—though I don't recall doing anything particularly crazy...

If I were just resting, it should be under 0.08, so by those standards, the number looks high.

But my GP says there's nothing to worry about. 🤔