lab results

I got my lab results back yesterday.  Can anyone post what is the normal range for the tests that are most important to us? I will then post what mine are. Thanks.

Generally my test results include the desired range for each item that's being tested.  They'll also include indicators if any results are above or below the desired range.  Can you ask your lab or doctor for those ranges?  That'll probably be more helpful that any information you can get here, since different labs may use different measures.   Hope everything in your labs is good!!! Kellie

Here's a couple of links that might help... my lab results normally list ranges... Vitalady might have different (more accurate) ranges for some of these, i.e., Vitamin D...  for us WLSers ;-) http://www.bloodbook.com/ranges.html http://www.mtworld.com/tools_resources/lab_values.html Angie

I can post what I look for. But sometimes you have to see 3 labs together to get what's going on. For example, vit D, calcium & PTH. Or iron, ferritin & the CBC. And so on.


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: 80-100

calcium: 9-0-9.4
PTH: 30-40

B1: mid- to top- range
B6: mid- to top- range
mag: mid-range
zinc: mid-range

B12: 1000 +
folate: 10-20

AST (sgot): below 40
ALT (sgpt): below 40

We usually want to "meet or beat" pre-op levels. In some cases, higher is better, and in other cases (cholesterol, PTH for example), lower is better.

The only things *I* don't mind being on the high end of out of range are ferritin and B12. But that applies to ME.

My doctors don't show interest in any of these until I am out of range. *I* am interested when I begin heading that direction