Could someone explain the following blood results I received. The tests were done after a 12 hour fast.?

Question

I am a healthy 30 year old female. The only health issue I have is 45 lbs I've gained from being on Effexor....Which I am no longer on thank goodness.

Neutrophils 40.1 L
Lymphocyte 50.3 H
LDH 255 L

Thanks so much!

Answer 1

Did you have blood taken because of a potential disease/infection?

Neutrophils - Yours is 40.1 (%), the acceptable range is 38% to 80%, you fall in the the acceptable range. Percentage is often increased during a bacterial infection. A low number (neutropenia) increases risk of bacterial infection.

Lymphocyte - Yours is 50.3 (%), the acceptable range is 15% to 40%. Yours falls above the acceptable range.
Lymphocyte include T-cells, B-cells, and natural killer (NK) cells. Viral infections may increase their number.

LDH - Yours is 255L, the acceptable range is 105-333 so you are in the OK range. Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH): LDH is an enzyme found in all tissues in the body. A high level in the blood can result from a number of different diseases. Also, slightly elevated levels in the blood are common and usually do not indicate disease. The most common sources of LDH are the heart, liver, muscles, and red blood cells.

Answer 2

If you have the printout of you test results, the normal range of each test attribute is usually listed in a column next to your values. The norms may vary a little from lab-to-lab because there are different methods and different types of machines.

Anyhow, the ballpark norms for these attributes are:

Neutrophils: % of white blood cells that are neutrophils 38-80%
Lymphocytes: % of white blood cells that are lymphocytes 25-33%
LDH: no general range - have to refer to your printout

Based on the high lymphocytes, it looks like the only thing wrong with you is that you either have, or are recovering from a cold or other viral infection, based on the high percentage of lymphocytes. Its normal for lymphocytes to increase during an infection, so if anything, the results probably show your immune system is working properly. The neutrohils are just barely on the low side, so the only reason they appear low is probably because the number of lymphocytes has increased, which lowers the percentage of neutrophils.

The LDH test is a very general test of enzymes indicating cell or tissue damage. The test generally indicates a problem only if the result is high.

You might call your doctor's office to ask them if there is anything you should be concerned about just to verify this info.

Answer 3

Try these links, they may help some.
(Good luck!)

http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/differential/test.html

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ldh/test.html