Question:
Lab Results- What's Normal?

Can anyone direct me to where I can find a listing of normal ranges for 6 month labs? I am having my results mailed to me, but I don't know what to look for, because I don't know what normal or preferred ranges are for everything. Thanks so much!    — Mary W. (posted on October 18, 2002)

October 18, 2002
Mary, most labs will print the results of your test and then out to the side will include the normal range. Also, this range differs from lab to lab. This is a site I found that explains all kinds of different test, but they do not include reference ranges. Pretty good info overall: http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/features/ref_ranges-7.html
   — Ali M

October 18, 2002
http://www.labtestsonline.org/index.html Great place to read what normal lab tests should be!
   — Rosario T.

October 18, 2002
Normal lab results are fairly standardized from facility to facility; however, there may be a small difference. When you get your lab results, it will give you YOUR result, and then off to the right it should have what the normal range is.
   — Lynette B.