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What does abnormal blood test mean

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Dr. Anthony LaBarbera
Dr. Anthony LaBarberaanswered
Pediatrics 30 years experience
Depends: It depends on the result. Can not really answer without the results.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Dustin Colegrove
Internal Medicine 14 years experience
Not sure why a t3 (liothyronine)...: was tested--definitely not a standard screening test. if your tsh is normal there's nothing to worry about. you should speak to your doctor who order... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Nothing specific: By itself atypical lymph cells just suggest a recent or current viral infection. It may show up on random tests of healthy people. In the absence of i... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Need more info: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that.... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Need more info: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that.... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Lewis Hassell
Pathology 41 years experience
Red cell morphology: Ovalocytes are red blood cells which have lost their normal biconcave shape. Anisocytosis means that the red cells are of different non-uniform shapes... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Non-specific: If you total red cell count and hemoglobin were normal, I would ignore these findings. It just refers to the shape and cell size variation.
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A 65-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joel Gallant
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
Immune: I assume that by "abnormal" you mean positive or reactive. That means you're immune to hepatitis a, either because of past infection or vaccination. S... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hamid Hai
Cardiology 57 years experience
Abnormal lipid blood: It would appear that the amount of lipids (cholesterol and related fats) are too high in his blood. After some years he will be more likely than other... Read More
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A 69-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok
Pediatrics 35 years experience
A few things...: "abnormal" on a blood test usually means the result is higher or lower than what is found in 95% of the normal people in the community. For vitamin a,... Read More
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
More info needed: The herpes blood tests are complex. Get the details from your doctor the re-post a new question, including the HSV1 index vaue, HSV2 index value, and ... Read More
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