Re: Bad CBC Results...anyone else?

[Guest guest]

In isolation, and without numbers and reference ranges, I don't know what we can

tell you. Elevated MCV can indicate a need for folic acid. Inflammation,

physical stress and a bacterial infection (all quite common in our kids) can

cause high neutrophils. BUN/creatinine ratio, minus the absolute numbers, could

be simply dehydration (which would elevate BUN but not really effect creatinine

but still would make that ratio high). There are lots of non-threatening

explanations for the elevations/depletions you typed.

How high is high? How low is low? How does your child act and feel? I don't

know much about kidney failure, but you'd likely have a number of test values

out of whack and not just 1 or 2.

I guess I'm trying to tell you not to worry too much.

Pam

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> We did a CBC a few weeks back and received our worst results yet. My son's MCV

is high (as always), his Neutrophils are high (new), his BUN/Creatinine is high

(new) and his Carnitine is low (as always). When you research results like this

you come up with explanations such as kidney failure! I am really hoping that

these results are something common among children on these high protein low carb

diets? He has also had small keytones in urine tests. I know high protein could

also be an explaination. We don't have an appt with the DAN until next week so I

am wondering if any of you can relate? And what is the usual explanation for

results like this?

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> Thanks,

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> Michele

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[Guest guest]

It might help if you post the entire results with reference ranges.

But what Pamela said seems to fit. My Nt child had abnormal BUN ratios and it

meant nothing other than she didn't drink enough water.

Jan

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> > We did a CBC a few weeks back and received our worst results yet. My son's

MCV is high (as always), his Neutrophils are high (new), his BUN/Creatinine is

high (new) and his Carnitine is low (as always). When you research results like

this you come up with explanations such as kidney failure! I am really hoping

that these results are something common among children on these high protein low

carb diets? He has also had small keytones in urine tests. I know high protein

could also be an explaination. We don't have an appt with the DAN until next

week so I am wondering if any of you can relate? And what is the usual

explanation for results like this?

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> > Thanks,

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> > Michele

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