Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hey Amy's Pam, go to http://www.labtestonline.org there you will find the motherlode of explanations for various tests. ANA is antineuclear antibody (i know my spelling is atrocious) and is done to rule out stuff. Their explanation is better than mine. Laurel Re: PTU vs. Tap Hey Laurel, Well, I'm so new to this that I'm not sure I can help, but I'll list what I have from the doctor's first lab draws. Her first draw was a combination of CBC with differential/platelet a comprehensive metabolic panel and thyroid panel. At this initial reading her WBC count was a bit low, coming in at 3.8 with a range of 4.0 - 12.5. Platelet count was 203. This was before we even suspected thyroid disease, but were wondering why she'd nearly fainted one day. This draw was done on 1/9/02. After the initial blood work came back our family doctor suspected a thyroid disease and conferred with the endos at Children's Hospital about further testing. Blood work was done and sent to the endo department while we started PTU and waited to see the doctors on 2/5/02. A third draw was done on 2/5/02. This time her WBC was down to 3.2 and her platelet count was down to 144. This third draw was (perhaps?) more elaborate than the first, was done at a hospital and read by a different lab. They had another item called " ANC " that was 1.4 with a range of 1.8 - 7.2. I couldn't find this first number on the first draw, but this is where the first endos claimed she'd had a significant drop and used this information to push for RAI, since they believed Amy wouldn't respond to any drug treatment. Interestingly, I've now talked to a number of doctors/health professionals in trying to find the right people to treat our daughter, and have yet to run into a doctor who knows what ANC means. Perhaps Elaine could weigh in on this question? I wish I knew more, but let me know if this helps, or ask more questions. Amy's Pam In a message dated 2/22/2002 11:58:24 PM Central Standard Time, Geneva248@... writes: > Hey Pam, > > Could you tell me which white blood cell/cells are involved? And which > direction they are shifted? I have a sister who has a chronic and > undiagnosed (as to cause) lowered white count and I have just gotten the > results of her most recent CBC. She's at the other end of the country (SF > Bay area) and has been dealing with this for a couple of years with no real > direction. She has symptoms of a lot of stuff but who of us doesn't? > > And, since my endo only did free T3 and T4 until I got exopthalmos and only > then did the autoimmune test (which I don't know and he never let me see > the results) could you please tell me which blood tests are usually > ordered? > > Really appreciate it. > Laurel I want to be the kind of friend Jesus would call, at the end of the day, just to talk about nothing.-Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Hey Amy's Pam, go to http://www.labtestonline.org there you will find the motherlode of explanations for various tests. ANA is antineuclear antibody (i know my spelling is atrocious) and is done to rule out stuff. Their explanation is better than mine. Laurel Re: PTU vs. Tap Hey Laurel, Well, I'm so new to this that I'm not sure I can help, but I'll list what I have from the doctor's first lab draws. Her first draw was a combination of CBC with differential/platelet a comprehensive metabolic panel and thyroid panel. At this initial reading her WBC count was a bit low, coming in at 3.8 with a range of 4.0 - 12.5. Platelet count was 203. This was before we even suspected thyroid disease, but were wondering why she'd nearly fainted one day. This draw was done on 1/9/02. After the initial blood work came back our family doctor suspected a thyroid disease and conferred with the endos at Children's Hospital about further testing. Blood work was done and sent to the endo department while we started PTU and waited to see the doctors on 2/5/02. A third draw was done on 2/5/02. This time her WBC was down to 3.2 and her platelet count was down to 144. This third draw was (perhaps?) more elaborate than the first, was done at a hospital and read by a different lab. They had another item called " ANC " that was 1.4 with a range of 1.8 - 7.2. I couldn't find this first number on the first draw, but this is where the first endos claimed she'd had a significant drop and used this information to push for RAI, since they believed Amy wouldn't respond to any drug treatment. Interestingly, I've now talked to a number of doctors/health professionals in trying to find the right people to treat our daughter, and have yet to run into a doctor who knows what ANC means. Perhaps Elaine could weigh in on this question? I wish I knew more, but let me know if this helps, or ask more questions. Amy's Pam In a message dated 2/22/2002 11:58:24 PM Central Standard Time, Geneva248@... writes: > Hey Pam, > > Could you tell me which white blood cell/cells are involved? And which > direction they are shifted? I have a sister who has a chronic and > undiagnosed (as to cause) lowered white count and I have just gotten the > results of her most recent CBC. She's at the other end of the country (SF > Bay area) and has been dealing with this for a couple of years with no real > direction. She has symptoms of a lot of stuff but who of us doesn't? > > And, since my endo only did free T3 and T4 until I got exopthalmos and only > then did the autoimmune test (which I don't know and he never let me see > the results) could you please tell me which blood tests are usually > ordered? > > Really appreciate it. > Laurel I want to be the kind of friend Jesus would call, at the end of the day, just to talk about nothing.-Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Actually its just the other way round. The specific gravity of a solution is how much junk is dissolved in it. A high specific gravity is a lot of junk. Low means a lot of water. So if you have been drinking a lot of water the specific gravity will be low. Re: PTU vs. Tap > Hi , > > I don't post often but I read everything and find the archives very helpful, > but here is something I can't find. On my blood work it lists my MPV as being > high. Does anyone know what this is? Also on the urinalisys the Specific > Gravit is low. Does anyone know what this is? > > Thanks alot, > > Jane > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Actually its just the other way round. The specific gravity of a solution is how much junk is dissolved in it. A high specific gravity is a lot of junk. Low means a lot of water. So if you have been drinking a lot of water the specific gravity will be low. Re: PTU vs. Tap > Hi , > > I don't post often but I read everything and find the archives very helpful, > but here is something I can't find. On my blood work it lists my MPV as being > high. Does anyone know what this is? Also on the urinalisys the Specific > Gravit is low. Does anyone know what this is? > > Thanks alot, > > Jane > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Actually its just the other way round. The specific gravity of a solution is how much junk is dissolved in it. A high specific gravity is a lot of junk. Low means a lot of water. So if you have been drinking a lot of water the specific gravity will be low. Re: PTU vs. Tap > Hi , > > I don't post often but I read everything and find the archives very helpful, > but here is something I can't find. On my blood work it lists my MPV as being > high. Does anyone know what this is? Also on the urinalisys the Specific > Gravit is low. Does anyone know what this is? > > Thanks alot, > > Jane > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Yikes. I downloaded the wrong test. ANC not ANA. Brain fog? Sorry everybody. Laurel Re: PTU vs. Tap Pam, I believe the ANC that is being referred to is an Absolute Neutrophil Count. ANC is the actual number of white blood cells that a patient has to fight an infection. Here is a website which has a link to calculate your ANC ....http://www.curehodgkins.com/hodgkins_resources/determineANC.html Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Yikes. I downloaded the wrong test. ANC not ANA. Brain fog? Sorry everybody. Laurel Re: PTU vs. Tap Pam, I believe the ANC that is being referred to is an Absolute Neutrophil Count. ANC is the actual number of white blood cells that a patient has to fight an infection. Here is a website which has a link to calculate your ANC ....http://www.curehodgkins.com/hodgkins_resources/determineANC.html Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2002 Report Share Posted February 23, 2002 Yikes. I downloaded the wrong test. ANC not ANA. Brain fog? Sorry everybody. Laurel Re: PTU vs. Tap Pam, I believe the ANC that is being referred to is an Absolute Neutrophil Count. ANC is the actual number of white blood cells that a patient has to fight an infection. Here is a website which has a link to calculate your ANC ....http://www.curehodgkins.com/hodgkins_resources/determineANC.html Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 LOL. This post made me go get a class of water. I have always been a big water drinker, but just of late haven't had as much. So it will be back to loads of water. Sue At 06:02 PM 23/02/2002 -0500, you wrote: > So if you have been drinking a lot of water the specific gravity >wi > >lllow. ><> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 LOL. This post made me go get a class of water. I have always been a big water drinker, but just of late haven't had as much. So it will be back to loads of water. Sue At 06:02 PM 23/02/2002 -0500, you wrote: > So if you have been drinking a lot of water the specific gravity >wi > >lllow. ><> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 > Hi , > > I don't post often but I read everything and find the archives very helpful, > but here is something I can't find. On my blood work it lists my MPV as being > high. Does anyone know what this is? Also on the urinalisys the Specific > Gravit is low. Does anyone know what this is? > > Thanks alot, > > Jane Hi Jane, I see someone already answered you questions about specific gravity. The MPV is the mean platelet volume, and it has to do with the average size of your platelets. The instruments we use to measure blood counts provide us with this value, but we don't consider it significant in the lab. If the number was extremely high and your platelet count was high there might be some significance, but when we're evaluating the CBC report, we don't generally look at this number. Hope this helps, Elaine > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 > Hi , > > I don't post often but I read everything and find the archives very helpful, > but here is something I can't find. On my blood work it lists my MPV as being > high. Does anyone know what this is? Also on the urinalisys the Specific > Gravit is low. Does anyone know what this is? > > Thanks alot, > > Jane Hi Jane, I see someone already answered you questions about specific gravity. The MPV is the mean platelet volume, and it has to do with the average size of your platelets. The instruments we use to measure blood counts provide us with this value, but we don't consider it significant in the lab. If the number was extremely high and your platelet count was high there might be some significance, but when we're evaluating the CBC report, we don't generally look at this number. Hope this helps, Elaine > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 > Hi , > > I don't post often but I read everything and find the archives very helpful, > but here is something I can't find. On my blood work it lists my MPV as being > high. Does anyone know what this is? Also on the urinalisys the Specific > Gravit is low. Does anyone know what this is? > > Thanks alot, > > Jane Hi Jane, I see someone already answered you questions about specific gravity. The MPV is the mean platelet volume, and it has to do with the average size of your platelets. The instruments we use to measure blood counts provide us with this value, but we don't consider it significant in the lab. If the number was extremely high and your platelet count was high there might be some significance, but when we're evaluating the CBC report, we don't generally look at this number. Hope this helps, Elaine > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hi Elaine, Thanks for the explanation for MPV. I sure appreceate it! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hi Elaine, Thanks for the explanation for MPV. I sure appreceate it! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2002 Report Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hi Elaine, Thanks for the explanation for MPV. I sure appreceate it! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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