Lab Test

Laboratory tests are tools helpful in evaluating your health status. It is important to realize that your results may be outside of the "normal range" for many reasons. These difference may be due to race, dietetic preference, age, sex, menstrual cycle, degree of physical activity, non-prescription drugs or supplements, prescription drugs, alcohol intake and a number of non-illness-related factors, Still any abnormal results should be discussed with your physician. It is not possible to diagnose any disease or problem with this blood test alone. It can help you to learn more about your body and potential problems.
Most labs, sets the normal range for a particular test so that 95% of our healthy patients fall within the normal range. 5% of our healthy patients fall outside of the normal range, even when there is nothing wrong with them. An irregular test does not necessarily mean that there is something wrong with you. Part of what you see your doctor for is to interpret whether or not these changes are important. This review is a brief summary and is not intended to be comprehensive so if you have questions ask!