Re: Help Decoding Recent Labs

[Guest guest]

Unless I'm reading something incorrectly it looks like everything is normal!

Was anything marked high/low? How has been doing? I hope he's doing

really well.

nn (, systemic, 10)

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> Hi everyone.

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> Happy Friday to all.

>

> I was wondering if y'all could help me decode 's most recent labs. I

called his ped rheum and they faxed them to me at work. Unfortunately I don't

have all of the previous ones with me but I know I have those at home. If I

don't list something of interest/importance, let me know and I can add it.

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> Sed Rate: 4 mm/hr

> hs-CRP: 0.7 mg/L

> Iron: 48 ug/dl

> TIBC: 449 ug/dl

> WBC: 9.7 --> that one I know is good given how elevated it had been when he

was in really bad shape

> HGB: 12.9 g/dl

> HCT 39.3 %

> PLT: 304 k/ul

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> Thanks in advance for any help!

>

> Cheers.

> Sharon (, 18 months old, systemic)

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[Guest guest]

Hi nn!

Let's see, the Iron was marked low (reference range of 50-175) but I thought our

rheumy said last time that that's an adult range and not a pediatric range.

His HGB and HCT were also marked as low, but not by much ( I realize I should

have put the ranges in it).

I was actually pleased to see that the CRP had come down some (wish I had the

previous labs here). But I didn't want to get hopeful that they were close to

normal without having some more experienced eyes looking at it.

I'm hopeful this means that the steroids and mtx are doing their thing. I guess

the next interesting one will be to see what next month shows, since that will

be with the first reduction in the steroid dosage.

Sharon (, 18 months, systemic)

> >

> > Hi everyone.

> >

> > Happy Friday to all.

> >

> > I was wondering if y'all could help me decode 's most recent labs. I

called his ped rheum and they faxed them to me at work. Unfortunately I don't

have all of the previous ones with me but I know I have those at home. If I

don't list something of interest/importance, let me know and I can add it.

> >

> > Sed Rate: 4 mm/hr

> > hs-CRP: 0.7 mg/L

> > Iron: 48 ug/dl

> > TIBC: 449 ug/dl

> > WBC: 9.7 --> that one I know is good given how elevated it had been when

he was in really bad shape

> > HGB: 12.9 g/dl

> > HCT 39.3 %

> > PLT: 304 k/ul

> >

> > Thanks in advance for any help!

> >

> > Cheers.

> > Sharon (, 18 months old, systemic)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That's good stuff Sharon, and I hope it keeps being good as you taper the

steroid! I remember the first time 's labs were so close to normal, after

a year of terrible numbers. I felt like framing the results and hanging them on

the wall, I just couldn't stop looking at them and being thankful. nn

> > >

> > > Hi everyone.

> > >

> > > Happy Friday to all.

> > >

> > > I was wondering if y'all could help me decode 's most recent labs. I

called his ped rheum and they faxed them to me at work. Unfortunately I don't

have all of the previous ones with me but I know I have those at home. If I

don't list something of interest/importance, let me know and I can add it.

> > >

> > > Sed Rate: 4 mm/hr

> > > hs-CRP: 0.7 mg/L

> > > Iron: 48 ug/dl

> > > TIBC: 449 ug/dl

> > > WBC: 9.7 --> that one I know is good given how elevated it had been when

he was in really bad shape

> > > HGB: 12.9 g/dl

> > > HCT 39.3 %

> > > PLT: 304 k/ul

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance for any help!

> > >

> > > Cheers.

> > > Sharon (, 18 months old, systemic)

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much, ladies! I really appreciate it. I'm tempted to frame them,

nn! I think I'd definitely do that if the next ones show that the steroid

reductions are going well too.

Out of curiosity, those who have gone through this process - did you see a

decline in the numbers as you started dropping the steroids or was the mtx

enough to keep things held steady?

will have his next appointment in about three weeks so we still have a bit

of a wait on our hands.

> > > >

> > > > Hi everyone.

> > > >

> > > > Happy Friday to all.

> > > >

> > > > I was wondering if y'all could help me decode 's most recent labs.

I called his ped rheum and they faxed them to me at work. Unfortunately I don't

have all of the previous ones with me but I know I have those at home. If I

don't list something of interest/importance, let me know and I can add it.

> > > >

> > > > Sed Rate: 4 mm/hr

> > > > hs-CRP: 0.7 mg/L

> > > > Iron: 48 ug/dl

> > > > TIBC: 449 ug/dl

> > > > WBC: 9.7 --> that one I know is good given how elevated it had been

when he was in really bad shape

> > > > HGB: 12.9 g/dl

> > > > HCT 39.3 %

> > > > PLT: 304 k/ul

> > > >

> > > > Thanks in advance for any help!

> > > >

> > > > Cheers.

> > > > Sharon (, 18 months old, systemic)

> > > >

> > >

> >

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