6 Month Lab Results - Kelly...Help!

This for Kelly...I don't speak this language...can you decifer?

Thanks!

Carotene                           63

Methylmalonic Acid        .09

Vitamin A                           31.5

Vitamin B12                      408

RBC Folate                       494

Crit                                      40.4

Ferritin                                14

Vitamin D                           43

 

Blood Count

WBC                                   6.0

GRAN                                 63.0

LYMPH                               25.5

MONO%                             8.7

EOS                                    1.8

BASO                                  .9

RBC                                    4.54

HGB                                    12.6

HCT                                    40.5

MCV                                    89.1

MCH                                   27.8

MCHC                                31.2

RDW                                  14.5

PLT                                     309

 

Potassium/K                      4.24

Glucose                                                92

Here's what jumps out at me.

Vitamin A is OK.

B12 is really low.  I know your lab report says it's normal.  But below 550, people tend to get tired and depressed.  Below 400 or so, you can get nerve damage in your hands and feet.  So you need B12, lots of it.

Your ferritin is kinda low.  But I don't see a total iron level.  Did they not test your iron for some reason?  Or am I just not seeing it?  Without a total iron level, it's hard to say for sure, but you would probably do well with a bit more iron.

Your D is pretty low.  I know your lab report says that one's normal too, but below 80 you're at increased risk for stuff like osteoporosis and heart disease.

Are these all the labs they ordered?  If you just didn't want to type everything out, that's fine.  But you should have had more than this tested.

I just called the office. She said the Ferritin is the iron level, but that there should have been a total iron binding something or other, which I don't have. She is going to look for it and fax it over to me.

I had a urinalysis, but the report reads CLEAR, NORMAL or NEGATIVE. No numbers.

I tend to ride on the low end with iron and vitamin D, I'm not super surprised there.

I can email you the documents that I have in PDF...if you want to send me your email address privately.

Promise, I wont email you incessantly. :)

Scratch the last. They called me back and turns out they didn't run everything.

Geeze. What the heck.

See, ferritin is like you iron storage.  It's like how much money you have in the bank.  Which is good to know, but you also want to know how much cash is in your pocket.  That's your total iron level.

I have started reviewing the order for labs before I get them drawn to make sure it's right.  Last time I did catch one mistake, the wrong vitamin D test was ordered.  

You talk money and have my undivided attention. I work in accounting.

Ah, well there you go then!