RE: OT - Source Needed for Blood Lab Interpretation

[Guest guest]

Kim

I usually use these sites when I need to check my memory of CBC results

terminology:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003642.htm

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/complete-blood-count-cbc

http://www.yourfuturehealth.com/services_testsexplained.htm

My doctors tend to order four or five other tests along with a CBC, and I

usually can't find a specific test name on the result copy I'm given and I don't

always see the order beforehand to get the name of the tests. So I just Google

the individual terms on my results that I am unfamiliar with or have forgotten

the meaning of.

I've never found one site that covers everything to do with blood work results.

But I can usually find a website from a reputable source that explains one or

more of the terms on my test results.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

>

> Does anyone have a straightforward resource (online?)for interpreting blood

lab results? I'm just looking for some basic information as to what

abbreviations mean, names of tests, etc. Google was NOT helpful.

> TIA,

> Kim + boys

> SCD Jan 09

>

[Guest guest]

Kim

I usually use these sites when I need to check my memory of CBC results

terminology:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003642.htm

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/complete-blood-count-cbc

http://www.yourfuturehealth.com/services_testsexplained.htm

My doctors tend to order four or five other tests along with a CBC, and I

usually can't find a specific test name on the result copy I'm given and I don't

always see the order beforehand to get the name of the tests. So I just Google

the individual terms on my results that I am unfamiliar with or have forgotten

the meaning of.

I've never found one site that covers everything to do with blood work results.

But I can usually find a website from a reputable source that explains one or

more of the terms on my test results.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

>

> Does anyone have a straightforward resource (online?)for interpreting blood

lab results? I'm just looking for some basic information as to what

abbreviations mean, names of tests, etc. Google was NOT helpful.

> TIA,

> Kim + boys

> SCD Jan 09

>

[Guest guest]

Kim

I usually use these sites when I need to check my memory of CBC results

terminology:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003642.htm

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/complete-blood-count-cbc

http://www.yourfuturehealth.com/services_testsexplained.htm

My doctors tend to order four or five other tests along with a CBC, and I

usually can't find a specific test name on the result copy I'm given and I don't

always see the order beforehand to get the name of the tests. So I just Google

the individual terms on my results that I am unfamiliar with or have forgotten

the meaning of.

I've never found one site that covers everything to do with blood work results.

But I can usually find a website from a reputable source that explains one or

more of the terms on my test results.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

>

> Does anyone have a straightforward resource (online?)for interpreting blood

lab results? I'm just looking for some basic information as to what

abbreviations mean, names of tests, etc. Google was NOT helpful.

> TIA,

> Kim + boys

> SCD Jan 09

>

[Guest guest]

I found a lot of helpful stuff by searching “How to read blood

test results” in Google. Including what abbreviations mean.

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From: BTVC-SCD

[mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of kcabush70

Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:38 AM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: OT - Source Needed for Blood Lab Interpretation

Does anyone have a straightforward resource

(online?)for interpreting blood lab results? I'm just looking for some basic

information as to what abbreviations mean, names of tests, etc. Google was NOT

helpful.

TIA,

Kim + boys

SCD Jan 09

[Guest guest]

At 07:37 AM 8/29/2009, you wrote:

Does anyone have a

straightforward resource (online?)for interpreting blood lab results? I'm

just looking for some basic information as to what abbreviations mean,

names of tests, etc. Google was NOT helpful.

Actual, Google is your friend. <g> But only after you refine the

search.

Try

http://labtestsonline.org/

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 07:37 AM 8/29/2009, you wrote:

Does anyone have a

straightforward resource (online?)for interpreting blood lab results? I'm

just looking for some basic information as to what abbreviations mean,

names of tests, etc. Google was NOT helpful.

Actual, Google is your friend. <g> But only after you refine the

search.

Try

http://labtestsonline.org/

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 07:37 AM 8/29/2009, you wrote:

Does anyone have a

straightforward resource (online?)for interpreting blood lab results? I'm

just looking for some basic information as to what abbreviations mean,

names of tests, etc. Google was NOT helpful.

Actual, Google is your friend. <g> But only after you refine the

search.

Try

http://labtestsonline.org/

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund