Labs

Can someone post the labs required for post RNY patients of Dr. Juarez? 

Becky did you ever find out what the labs required..im curious as wll..my doctor is Dr.Juarez and im waiting on approval from insurance co.
  post if you find anything out im interested as well...
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Chatty

No one has responded yet.  I have an old lab result somewhere with the labs on it but I can't find it and I wanted to get the correct labs done before my follow up next month.

Ok, I am repost a copy of what Joyce had posted on the WLS grads forum, hope this helps? xo Nancy

LABS
Not to be construed as medical advice, this list includes labs we have had performed as gastric bypass patients. The first group, every 3 to 6 months for life, as we are able. The second group, annually, as long as the results were comfortably within normal limits for more than 2 years in a row.
1st Group
*80053 Comprehensive Metabolic profile: (sodium, potassium, chloride, glucose,BUN, creatinine, calcium, total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase) (10231)
* 84134 Pre-albumin:
* 7600 Lipid profile: (cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, chol/HDL ratio)
* 10256 Hep panel: includes ALT (SPGT) & GGT)
* 84100 Phosphorous – Inorganic: (718)
* 83735 Magnesium:
* 84550 Uric Acid: (905)
* 7444 Thyroid panel: (T3U, T4, FTI, TSH) (84437; 84443; 84479; 84480)
* 85025 Hemogram with platelets: (1759)
* 7573 Iron: TIBC, % sat
* 83550 Ferritin: (457)
* 84630 Zinc: (945)
* 84446 Vitamin A: (921)
* 82306 Vitamin D: (25-hydroxy) (680)
* 84052 Vitamin B-1: (Thiamin) (4052)
* 84207 Vitamin B-6: (Pyridoxine)

* 7065 Vitamin B-12 & Folate: (82607; 82746)
* 83970 Serum intact: PTH
* 83937 Osteocalcin:
* 84597 Vitamin K:
* 85610 PT:
* 85730 PTT:
* 86141 C Reactive Protein

2ND GROUP
* 593 LDH:
* 31789 Homocysteine, Cardio:
* 83921 MMA:
* 367 Cortisol:
* 84255 Selenium:
* 84590 Vitamin E:
* 82525 Copper:

For diabetics: *496 - HEMOGLOBIN A1C

POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS CODES
269.2 Hypovitaminosis
269.8 Vitamin D deficiency
275.40 Calcium deficiency
266.2 Cyanocobalamin deficiency (B12)
281.1 other B12 deficiency anemia
281.0 Pernicious anemia
280.9 Iron-deficiency anemia 281.2 Folate deficiency anemia
285.9 Anemia, unspecified
269.3 Zinc deficiency
244.9 Hypothryoidism
250.0 Diabetes
401.9 Hypertension
276.9 Electrolyte and fluid disorders
272.0 Hypercholesterolemia
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*579.3 Surgical malabsorption*
*579.8 Intestinal malabsorption *
* Bands or sleeves should not use these codes as they are not accurate.

*Some insurance companies will not pay for any procedure that uses these codes.
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LAB TARGETS

This is NOT medical advice, just my own targets for the main blood levels I watch.
Protein: 7's
Albumin: 4's
Pre-Albumin: 20-30's
Iron: 80-100
Ferritin: 200-300
HGB: 12+
HCT: 36+
Vit A: 60- 80
Vit D: 80-120
Calcium: 9.0-9.4
PTH: 20-40
Vit B1: Mid to top of range
Vit B6: Mid to top of range
Magnesium: Mid range (but also go by if we have leg/foot cramping)
Zinc: Mid range
Vit B12: 1000 +
Folate: Top of range
AST (sgot): Below 40
ALT (sgpt): Below 40

Thank you Nancy