Blood test results and explanations

30^th December 2017

It’s in the blood.

I got copies of my hospital records a couple of days ago. One part was the blood test result from 29^th November.

Mysteriously they were headed steatorrhoea.

This probably means suspected pancreas disease – as I had overplayed the episode of fatty poo (a symptom of pancreas problems and therefore a cause of diabetes), in order to force the issue of colon problems.

Blood can be tested for many things. But the report only lists what the doctors are looking for, not for what else might be there.

Intriguingly the first result was to see if I was excessively bleeding or clotting (and taking Warfarin), The INR [i]count would be 2 to 3 rather than below 1.1 – mine was 0.9.

Next are the Cell Count results

WBC – white blood cells – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/wbc-count#normal-range

RBC – red blood cells – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/rbc-count

HB – haemoglobin – low – see https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318050.php

Hct haematocrit – low – see https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318050.php

MCV – low -

MCH – low – for all three see https://www.healthline.com/health/rbc-indices#threeparts

MCHC – low -

Platelets – size of – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/mpv-test

NRBC – nucleated RBC – normal – see https://www.labcorp.com/help/patient-test-info/blood-smear-details-on-rbcs%2C-wbcs

Neutrophils – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/neutrophils

Lymphocytes – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/lymphocytes

Monocytes – high – see https://www.healthline.com/health/blood-differential

Eosinophils – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/blood-differential

Basophils – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/basophils

Then

GGT (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase) – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase

Followed by Liver function tests – see https://www.healthline.com/health/liver-function-tests#types

Bilirubin – normal

Alkaline Phosphastase - normal

ALT - normal

Albumin - normal

The a section headed UE

Sodium – high-ish - https://www.healthline.com/health/sodium-blood

Potassium – normal - https://www.healthline.com/health/potassium-test

Urea - aka BUN - normal - https://www.healthline.com/health/kidney-function-tests#types

Creatinine – normal – see https://www.healthline.com/health/creatinine-blood

eGFR (MDRD Calculation) – see https://www.healthline.com/health/kidney-function-tests#types

eGFR (If patient is black)

And finally

C Reactive protein – normal - https://www.healthline.com/health/c-reactive-protein

A total of 5 samples of blood had been taken, but there were only two reports – the second was just for

Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody IGA – this is a test for Celiac disease. Mine was 0.7, which is well below the 6.9 threshold.

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[i] A prothrombin time (PT) is a test used to help detect and diagnose a bleeding disorder or excessive clotting disorder; the international normalized ratio (INR) is calculated from a PT result and is used to monitor how well the blood-thinning medication (anticoagulant) warfarin (Coumadin®) is working to prevent blood clots.