Question 1

why is my weight going fluctuating?

Accepted Answer

More info please: Weight fluctuates due to metabolism, including eating/drinking, and elimination of waste.  Technically, when food or drink is going in a person is gaining weight, and when you're not consuming you're losing weight. If you're exercising, you're losing more weight. Fluctuation is normal. If your weight varies abnormally your doctor can examine you to check for a cause. Look at weight averages.

Question 2

hida scan fluctuating numbers, what's wrong?

Accepted Answer

Up or down: It is really depend if the numbers are going down mean your gallbladder function getting worst
if is up and down the test is not reliable
and depend on your symptoms
if the fluctuation up and down but still below 30% your gallbladder could be the problem.

Question 3

do t-cell counts in a healthy person fluctuate?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The body is in a dynamic state and nearly all cells fluctuate on a regular basis regardless of health status . However absent a significant event, the changes should fluctuate within a certain range.

Question 4

do titers fluctuate? if so, why and to what degree?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Any lab value goes up and down and is never the same twice.  How high or low is another story.  It depends on what is being measured, as, well as why it's being done in the first place.  No lab result can be interpreted exactly without knowing the history and symptoms of the person tested.  There are also "lab errors," improper preparation for testing, and other reasons for inaccurate results.

Question 5

how much does your metabolism fluctuate day-to-day?

Accepted Answer

Very little: Ourmetabolism is generally pretty consistent.  Any day to day change is met with a counter balance force regularly.  Think about ho wyou do month to month and year to year?  Makes coutning calories kinda silly.  Suggest balanced meals, smaller portions (for everyone!) and daily exercise.  Do not forget sleep!

Question 6

hi how much can hemoglobin fluctuate in a day ? thank you?

Accepted Answer

: If there is no acute bleeding, the fluctuation due to lab variation or fluid status change should be within (+/-) 0.2 gm/dL. Give example: the first Hb is 14 gm/dL and another check in the same day could be in the range of 13.8 to 14.2 gm/dL.

Question 7

for what reasons might weight fluctuate so much during puberty?

Accepted Answer

Puberty: Is a time of great change, in size, activity, hormones, temperment, activity, food intake, behavior, etc. A change in any of these can cause fluctuation of weight, but it generally levels out, and puberty is rarely fatal; most of up live through it.

Question 8

how much does your weight fluctuate daily because of water weight?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: Water is regulated by the kidney

the more water you drink the more urine you will get

makes no difference.

Question 9

what does it mean if i'm having fluctuating vision after rk surgery?

Accepted Answer

Radial keratotomy: Is a type of refractive surgery that was popular in the 1980s and 1990s.  It has been largely replaced by lasik and prk, which are both laser types of refractive surgery.  It is quite common for the vision to fluctuate in patients who had rk in the past.  This is due to the destabilization of the cornea from the incisions which are made during rk.

Question 10

hi does rdw fluctuate daily ? what can cause minor fluctuations? thank you?

Accepted Answer

: It is called laboratory variation.

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