Re: Question: blood test results

In article <cu9Ie.1304$fJ1.806@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<Hawki63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:jason-0308051234120001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Does anyone know of any good books that explain the meaning
> > of various blood test results? Thanks in advance
> >
> > These are my latest blood test results:
> > Please note that I am taking a diurectic (water pill)
> > so that explains why the sodium levels and potass. levels are fairly low.
> > sodium 135
> > potassium 3.4
> > chloride 97 low
> > CO2 34
> > Anion gap 7 low
> > glucose 98
> > BUN 7 low
> > creatinine 1.5 high
> > calcium 9.1
> >
> > Any evidence of kidney problems in the above readings?
> > I should note that I had kidney disease when I was a baby.
> >
> > Jason
>
>
> Jason
>
> can't you ask your doc??
>
> as DR C pointed out...your creatinine is a tad high..but depends upon the
> limits of the lab used...how much muscle you have etc...
>
> creatinine can be a tad higher in muscular men...in fact..acceptable levels
> are higher in men than women..
>
> what "kind" of kidney disease as a child?? likely will not mean much at
> your age..
>
> potassium is a tad low...normal being 3.5-5.5...again..only your doc can
> comment upon whether is should be higher

I had Bright's disease. I told two different doctors over the years about
it and neither of them knew much about it such as what type of kidney
disease that it is. My present doctor knows that I had Bright's disease
when I was a baby. She called me after I made the post and told me that
she is not concerned about my creatinine level since it is only slightly
above normal. She wrote me a new presc. for Klor-Con which is
sustained-release potas. I am going to call her before I take it since I
had a bad case of hyperkalemia last week after eating a food that
contained a salt substitute. She was not happen with the low potas.
levels.
Jason

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