Lab Update from Monday and Thursday

Greetings blog readers! With today comes another chapter in the ever-so-interesting world of Nathan's Lab Reports (patent pending). If you remember our last conversation, I had a slightly higher creatinine than I had in the past, so the doctor had my blood drawn both Monday and Thursday to see if there was a problem.

The blood draw last Thursday, this Monday, and this Thursday all showed that my creatinine was up to 1.1. The PA that I saw this week said that I should not worry. I have gained about ten pounds since I was in the hospital to get my transplant, and higher mass can cause higher creatinine. She said not to worry about it, and that it was not a problem.

She also congratulated me again on my high number from the Glofil test. She said I should be very pleased with my new kidney and at how well it was functioning. She also said that she didn't see any other problems with my other labs.

I am going to try and list the full lab results for Monday and Thursday below. It might not fit on everyone's screen, and I apologize. Just change your resolution to 1024x768 or higher today to view the report, and then you can switch back to whatever you were using before.

Enjoy.

PROCEDURE	03/05/07	03/08/07	UNIT	REF RANGE
[Profile: CMP]
Creatinine	1.1 H	1.1 H	mg/dL	0.4 - 1.0
Blood Urea Nitrogen	11.0	12.0	mg/dL	8.0 - 20.0
Sodium	139.8	140.0	mmol/L	136.0 - 144.0
Potassium	3.5 L	3.3 L	mmol/L	3.6 - 5.1
Chloride	108.0	107.2	mmol/L	101.0 - 111.0
CO2	25.7	26.1	mmol/L	22.0 - 32.0
Glucose	115	105	mg/dL	74 - 118
Calcium	9.5	9.6	mg/dL	8.9 - 10.3
AST	-	24.0	U/L	15.0 - 41.0
ALT	-	48.0	U/L	17.0 - 63.0
Alkaline Phos	-	68.0	U/L	38.0 - 126.0
Albumin	4.4	4.6	g/dL	3.5 - 4.8
Total Protein	-	6.5	g/dL	6.1 - 7.9
Total Bilirubin	-	0.7	mg/dL	0.4 - 2.0
[Profile: GCT]
GCT	-	59.0 H	U/L	7.0 - 50.0
[Profile: MAGNESIUM]
Magnesium	-	1.7 L	mg/dL	1.8 - 2.5
[Profile: PHOSPHORUS]
Phosphorus	3.1	3.5	mg/dL	2.4 - 4.7
[Profile: CBC]
WBC	8.4	7.9	K/uL	4.0 - 11.0
RBC	4.46	4.51	M/uL	3.8 - 6.2
Hgb	15	15.1	g/dL	11.5 - 18.0
Hct	42.7	43.2	%	35.0 - 54.0
MCV	95.8	96.0	fl	80.0 - 100.0
MCH	33.7	33.5	pg	27.0 - 34.0
MCHC	35.2	34.9	g/dL	31.0 - 36.0
RDW	12.4	12.5	%	11.5 - 14.5
Platelets	223	214	K/uL	150 - 450
# Neut	5.33	4.77		1.40 - 6.50
% Neut	63.60	60.10	%	42.20 - 75.20
# Lymph	2.59	2.38		1.20 - 3.40
% Lymph	30.90	29.90	%	20.50 - 51.50
# Mono	0.32	0.53 H		0.10 - 0.50
% Mono	3.84	6.65	%	1.70 - 9.30
# Eos	0.04	0.08		0.00 – 0.70
% Eos	0.51	0.95	%	0.00 – 7.00
# Baso	0.1	0.19		-0.00 – 0.20
% Baso	1.24	2.41	%	0-0.00 – 2.50