i've had a blood test and they have given me the results which i have to see my doc about, but i would like to know what the correct test results should be?
2006-10-30 17:55:07 · 15 answers · asked by kate.daniels1@btinternet.com 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
http://www.amarillomed.com/howto.htm
Try this it will tell you everything that they can test for and give an explanation.
2006-10-30 22:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a copy of your labs in front of you, maybe I can help you right now. On the left side of the page will be the name of a specific element that was tested, such as Na+. In the center of the page, there will be a number - that's your result, such as 138mEq/L. On the right side of the page there is a range of normal levels, such as 135 - 145mEq/L. If you were tested for Cholesterol, Serum and the result is 160mg/dL, look at the right and you may see <200mg/dL. It means that a normal result is less than 200. Your results may an H or an L after one or more of them. H is high and L is low. Compare your results to the normal range on the right side. Don't panic if your results aren't within a normal range. It's not necessarily a big deal. But it would've been a lot more helpful (and less time consuming for me) to know which test you're talking about.
2006-10-31 02:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say what the blood test was for - there are a whole range of tests that can be run on a blood sample, and the results will be different depending on which tests were done.
Can you give a little more information?
2006-10-31 01:57:53 · answer #3 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-31 01:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by soren 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What blood test did they do? And what were the results? Without knowing more info there is no way anyone can tell you what the norm should be as we don't know what test you had done. Post more info.
2006-10-31 01:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to answer without knowing what was tested. What kind of blood test? Haemoglobin - iron levels should be anything between 11.0 and 15.0, depending on agw and sex. This is the most common kind of test to be performed. Sorry I can't help more.
2006-11-03 11:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by cherub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have a blood test they check for various things, like diabetes, cholesterol. etc, so without knowing what particular test I cannot help you. Your doctor will explain what is too high or low. Don't worry.
2006-10-31 02:23:15 · answer #7 · answered by London Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood tests can show a variety of things about the state of your health.
To see whether your body organs are functioning properly.
2006-10-31 02:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by Motability99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends what the test is done for. Like cholestrol, sugar levels, blood enzymes, platelet count. Lemme ask a question...did they make you not eat for a period of time before your test??? If so it may be for cholesterol, and/or blood sugar levels.
2006-10-31 01:58:03 · answer #9 · answered by lebowbrad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's no such thing as an incorrect blood test. Blood tests measure:
how well your body handles the oxygen in your blood
if you have any infections
if you have any malfunctioning glands or organs (ie kidney disease, malfunctioning liver, thyroid issues,)
if there are any cancer cells floating around in your system
if you're pregnant(for females.)
if you have any hard to diagnose disorders, (autoimmune diseases, like certain kinds of arthritis or AIDS,)
so stop trying to second guess what's going on and just go to the doctor.
2006-10-31 02:08:37 · answer #10 · answered by blkrose65 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends totally on what they are testing for. So many different types for various things.
2006-11-02 19:10:46 · answer #11 · answered by JMac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋