Let’s explore “How to read a laboratory report”

…e range Unit: mg/dL Male: 0.1-1.2 Female: 0.1-1.2 How to read this marker Fasting, Gilbert syndrome, hemolysis, and liver disease may alter result. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit for an e…

…e range Unit: mg/dL Male: 0.0-0.3 Female: 0.0-0.3 How to read this marker Ask your clinician to review direct and indirect fractions together. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit for an enzyme…

…ce range Unit: g/dL Male: 3.5-5.0 Female: 3.5-5.0 How to read this marker Inflammation, hydration, liver synthesis, renal loss, and nutrition affect result. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit…

…ce range Unit: g/dL Male: 6.0-8.0 Female: 6.0-8.0 How to read this marker Ask your clinician to review albumin, globulin, and electrophoresis when indicated. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limi…

…ce range Unit: g/dL Male: 2.0-3.5 Female: 2.0-3.5 How to read this marker Often calculated. Ask your clinician to consider SPEP/IFE for unexplained abnormalities. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper…

…e range Unit: ratio Male: 1.0-2.5 Female: 1.0-2.5 How to read this marker Calculated; interpret component values. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit for an enzyme can change with the test met…

…rence range Unit: mg/dL Male: 15-36 Female: 15-36 How to read this marker Negative acute-phase reactant; not a stand-alone nutrition marker. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit for an enzyme c…

…nce range Unit: U/L Male: 122-222 Female: 122-222 How to read this marker Broad tissue marker; hemolysis can cause false elevation. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit for an enzyme can change…

…rence range Unit: U/L Male: 39-308 Female: 26-192 How to read this marker Exercise, muscle mass, sex, race, trauma, injections, and statins affect values. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit f…

…rence range Unit: U/L Male: 30-125 Female: 30-125 How to read this marker Not pancreas-specific; interpret with lipase and clinical presentation. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit for an enz…

…ference range Unit: U/L Male: 13-60 Female: 13-60 How to read this marker Assay-specific; diagnostic thresholds for pancreatitis are separate. The wider testing context These are starting ranges for adults. The upper limit for an enzyme…

…ference range Unit: mg/dL Male: <100 Female: <100 How to read this marker Normal <100; prediabetes 100-125; diabetes ≥126 on confirmatory testing unless unequivocal hyperglycemia. The wider testing context Some numbers are used to help …