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

Hey there.

Does anyone here actually have any experience or know if it’s even physically possible for a swab taken from a nasty, infected post-op wound to come back sterile?

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone could help me make sense of some stuff in my blood work. Everything seems totally fine except for a few things:
My MCH is running high (352, ref.v.:320-345)
Lymphocytes are low—both counts. 1.03 (ref.v is 1.19-3.35)
14.6%(ref.v.:20-46)
Neutrophil granulocytes are up at 78.8 (ref.v:44-72)

The reason I went in for blood work is because I've had noticeably swollen lymph nodes in my neck for months now.
I'm in my early thirties.
Thanks! 😊😊

Quick breakdown of what I've got from the biopsy results so far:

The immunohistochemical staining with CD20 shows a small number of primary follicles along with plenty of secondary follicles, where the germinal centers are Bcl-2 negative and show a high Ki-67 proliferation index. In the interfollicular area, there's a visible zone of T lymphocytes (CD3+/CD5+ cells).

We’re looking at a conglomerate of neck nodes in a five-year-old (I've already shared a bunch of details about him earlier in this thread...)

So, are we talking reactive nodes here? Can we officially rule out malignancy? Any chance it's lymphoma or something localized somewhere else?

Sept 12, 2018 results: diagnosis of early fatty liver
lab work Tumor Markers (S) Total PSA 1.88 ng/mL

Jan 7, 2019 lab results Tumor Markers (S) Total PSA 21.54 H ng/mL

70yo male, pretty healthy lifestyle most of my life

meds:
Lipitor 20mg
Flomax 0.5 mg (for urinary flow issues)

any thoughts on this? what should I be doing?

Sept 12, 2018 labs: diagnosis was early-stage fatty liver
lab results for tumor markers (S) Total PSA 1.88 ng/mL

Jan 7, 2019 lab results for tumor markers (S) Total PSA 21.54 H ng/mL

70yo male, pretty healthy lifestyle most of my life

meds:
Lipitor 20mg
Flomax 0.5 mg (for urinary flow issues)

any thoughts on this? what should I be doing...

... I could really use some advice here ...

So, I went to the clinic because this cough has been nagging at me for about a month now. It’s weird, though—the second I lie down, the coughing just stops. 🙂 I'm in my early thirties.

Everything came back within the normal range on my blood work, except for a few things:

EOSINOPHILS 9.8% (ref up to 7)
Glucose is sitting right on the lower limit.
Cholesterol is 5.7 (ref. 4.7)

My primary care doctor thinks it might be an allergy since my lungs sounded totally fine during the exam. I've already done two rounds of antibiotics.

I started taking Dassault for allergies (just a couple days before the blood draw), and before that, I was on Panthus and Folcodin.

Thanks.

bluegardener4;73518659 said:... if anyone has any advice ...

Went into the clinic because of this cough that's been bugging me for about a month. Weirdly enough, as soon as I lie down, the coughing just stops. 🙂 I'm in my early thirties.

Everything came back within the normal range except for:

EOSINOPHIL GRANULOCYTES 9.8% (ref up to 7)
Glucose is sitting right on the bottom edge of the limit
Cholesterol 5.7 (ref. 4.7)

My primary care doctor thinks the cough might be allergic since my lungs sounded totally fine when he listened. I've already gone through two rounds of antibiotics.

I'm taking Dassault for allergies (started a few days before the blood work), and before that, I was on Panthus and Folcodin.
Thanks

What's the deal with the CRP, GERB, and heart stuff?

Brandon Newman95;73523021 said:

bluegardener4 said:... if I could get some advice ...

Went to the clinic because of this cough that's been hanging on for about a month. Weirdly enough, the second I lie down, the coughing just stops. 🙂 I'm in my early thirties.

Everything came back within the Ref unit except for:

EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOCYTES 9.8% (ref up to 7)
Glucose is right at the bottom limit
Cholesterol 5.7 (ref. 4.7)

My GP suspects an allergy since my lungs sounded totally fine when he listened to them. I've already finished two rounds of antibiotics.

I'm taking Dassault for allergies (started a few days before the blood work), and before that, I was on Panthus and Folcodin.
Thanks

What's the deal with the CRP, GERB, and heart stuff?

CRP is 0.6
I have GERB, so I take Nexium whenever I need to, and I've been on it for the last two weeks because of this cough.
Heart seems okay, I guess?! My EKG from a year ago was normal.

Thx

Can anyone tell me if these results rule out celiac disease?
Thanks!

(S) Immunoglobulin A 1.01 g/L (Ref. interval: 0.7-4.0)
(S) IgA tissue transglutaminase antibodies ml (negative 10)

Method: FEIA Phadia

(Dealing with stomach pain, gastric issues, constipation...)

Hey guys... my Vitamin D levels are super low
Copper in my blood is low too
And some of my iron stores are pretty low as well
Creatinine is low too

Does anyone here actually know how to handle test interpretation? Because honestly, my doctors are a total disaster...

Hello everyone.
I am a 27-year-old woman. I don't smoke. I stay active around 6.2 miles my city and I exercise regularly.
I recently had some blood work done for other reasons. Here are the results:
Leukocytes-8, ref up to 9.37
Erythrocytes- 5.06, ref-5.08
Hemoglobin- 137, normal range 157
Hematocrit- 0.429, ref 0.470
MCV- 84.8
MCH-27.1, normal is 27.4
MCHC- 320
RDW-14.7, normal is 14.6
Platelets 255
MPV- 8.8, ref 10.4
CBC
Neutrophils-37.3, normal is 44
Lymphocytes- 52, ref up to 46
Monocytes 7.6, ref 12
Eosinophils-2.6, ref 0-7
Basophils- 0.5, ref 0-1

I am wondering if there is any reason for concern here.

I need some help interpreting these ABG results if anyone here knows what they're looking at. I don't see my doctor until next week, so I'm trying to figure out what to expect.
pH 7.379 (7.350-7.450)
pCO2 4.93 (4.3-6.0)
pO2 8.4 (7.3-10.6)
HCO3 21.3 L (22.0-27.7)
HCO3 std 21.7 (18-23)
BE(B) excess base -3.2 L (-2 to +3)
BE cf -3.8 L (-2 to +3)
Oxygen saturation 91.8 L (94-98)
tCO2 22.5 (22-29)

My mother was diagnosed with thyroid cancer... she had her thyroid removed two years ago. She underwent radioactive iodine therapy, and honestly, the prognosis seemed almost perfect—at least according to everything the doctors were telling us at the time...

I was wondering if anyone here might be able to help me make sense of this scintigraphy report she just received today:

"Findings:
TYPE OF SCAN: early and delayed static scintigrams of both hands, delayed static scintigram of the head and neck (LL), and a skeletal scintigram.
On both the early and delayed static scintigrams of the hands, there is easily enhanced uptake of activity in the DIP of the 2nd and 3rd fingers of both hands, which appears to be of inflammatory-degenerative etiology.
The delayed static scintigram of the hands also shows a focal area of increased activity in the central part of the left radiocarpal joint, as well as in the PIP joint of the 3rd finger of the left hand and the MCP joint of the 2nd finger of the left hand, which is of degenerative etiology.

In the remaining parts of the skeleton, there is pathological uptake of the radiopharmaceutical in the upper cervical spine, and targeted radiological follow-up is recommended.

Increased activity is also noted in the middle and lower sections of the cervical spine, in both shoulder joints, both elbow joints, and at the L4/L5 junction bilaterally along the edges (facet joint projection), most likely due to degenerative etiology.

Radiopharmaceutical: Tc99m diphosphonate
Activity mCi (MBq):20"

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If it helps provide any context for interpreting the results above, here are her other tests and findings:

Brain MSCT:

"Densities of the brain parenchyma, both infra- and supratentorial, are normal. Small punctate calcifications are visible bilaterally in the basal ganglia. No focal lesions are differentiated. Ventricular structures are mediopointed and normally shaped. Cisternal spaces at the base and sulci on the cerebral convexity are appropriate for her age. As an incidental finding in the bony space, altered bone structure is seen in the form of degenerative changes in the area of the right half of the anterior arch of the atlas and the right condyle, with more pronounced subchondral pseudocystic rarefactions—clinical picture?, anamnesis?"

Regarding the EEG, it states, among other things, that the "findings are within normal limits."

Mom has been complaining about headaches for quite some time now, which was actually the reason she went in for all these tests. She’s 66.
How certain is it that my mother has cancer? What else could these findings be pointing toward?

Edit: This isn't a lab result, per se. But I saw people posting about similar things here. I started a new thread Test Interpretation - Scintigraphy: http://www.example-us-forum.com/showthread.php?t=1136365, so if anyone happens to know anything, I hope you might be able to respond...

Hey there!
Had my physical about five days ago, and some of my blood work came back outside the normal range. I could really use some help with the test interpretation.
Hematology
Hemoglobin 111 g/L (119-157)
Hematocrit 0.34 L/L (0.356-0.470)
MCV 78.0 fL (83.0-97.2)
RDW 16.5% (9.0-15.0)
Basophil granulocytes 0.1x10*9/L (0.00-0.06)
Basophil granulocytes 1.2 rel% (0-1)

Blood Chemistry
Creatinine 58 micromol/L (63-107)
Alanine aminotransferase 9 U/L (10-36)
Gamma-glutamyltransferase 8 U/L (9-35)

Everything else was totally fine, though these were right on the edge:
MCH 25.1pg (25-33.9)
MCHC 322 g/L (320-360)
Cholesterol 5 mmol/L (
I'm 46 and pretty much healthy. I don't smoke, maybe have a glass of wine or a shot if there's a celebration, I'm not on any meds (except an occasional Advil for headaches), and I'm carrying about 15 lbs of extra weight...
The internist at the clinic said I should probably get a CMP repeated in about two months just to see if these numbers are just daily fluctuations or what that even means...
All my other tests came back normal (thyroid hormones, urine, EKG, abdominal ultrasound, thyroid, breasts).
Thanks in advance for the help!

A little anemic, but nothing too serious.

The CRP result came back at 63, while the reference range is anything under 15.

How massive of a jump is this?

Quick question here:\n Rouleaux formation\n - can this actually show up in healthy people, or does it always mean things are totally screwed? If the blood smear report specifically mentions individual erythrocytes hanging out there too, could it be that they messed up the slide prep or just looked at some really thin segments?

Second thing on my mind:
How is it even possible to pull one single blood draw for both the standard automated machine count and the peripheral smear, yet end up with such a massive discrepancy? I mean, how does the machine claim there’s an elevation in non-segmented neutrophilic granulocytes when the actual smear doesn't show a single one? And then the machine says there are reactive lymphocytes present, but the smear shows absolutely zero reactive or atypical cells? Makes sense to anyone?

Hey there! So I just got my thyroid labs back because my OBGYN wanted to rule out any issues affecting fertility. Do these numbers suggest a thyroid problem or anything that would make it impossible to get pregnant? Everything looks totally normal according to the Ref unit. Plus, I don't have any actual symptoms or anything I can link back to my thyroid. (The thing is, my husband's sperm count shows poor motility, and we're basically stuck in limbo because my doctor won't refer us to a specialist for fertility treatments yet. Instead, she's "investigating" if something is wrong with me, even though all my results are right in the middle of the Ref unit range.)
TSH 3.19 Ref unit 0.35-4.94
fFT3 5.00 Ref unit 2.63-5.70
FT4 14.83 Ref unit 9.01-19.05
TPO 0.61 Ref unit TG-AT 0.88 Ref unit I also had my reproductive hormones checked:
Day 3
FSH 5.6 Ref unit 3.9-8.8
LH 7.1 Ref unit 2.1-10.9
E2 86 Ref unit 27-122
Prolactin 411.0 Ref unit 71-566
Total testosterone 0.3 Ref unit 0.1-0.75
AMH 30.8 Ref unit 1.22-52.66

And here are his results:
Vitality: 48%
HOS 46% (No clue what this means)
TOTAL conc. 51.8 Ref unit 15 - the quantity is great, but then it gets weird:
Motility 28 Ref unit 40
Rapid cells 18 Ref unit 32
Progressive 9%
Static 58%
Slow 15%
Medium 9%
Abnormal 87%
Normal 13%

Arthur Thompson63, just post your question in the Wannabe thread for pregnant women. You'll probably get an answer there sooner.

Hello, I had some blood work done today because I've been feeling quite anemic...

My iron level came back at 17. Unfortunately, they missed testing my Ferritin this time by mistake. My hemoglobin levels look fine, though.

About a year ago, my iron was also at 16, and my Ferritin was right on the low end at 23 (normal range is 12-300). No one really gave me any guidance back then, so I just started taking iron supplements on my own...

Transferrin from a year ago: 2.94 (1.91-3.26)
Transferrin saturation: 0.22 (0.20-0.50)

Now, my transferrin is at the upper limit at 3.25, while the saturation is at the lower limit at 0.21.

Monocytes are 0.3 (0.2-0.8)

What might these results point toward?

Personally, I feel like getting a new Ferritin reading would be incredibly helpful...