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Question about lab results from hematologist. free kappa light chains serum 19.97 (range is 3.30-19.40mg/l) normal lambda and ratio.
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What for?: What are you being tested for? 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. Having said that, Serum free light chain assay and kappa/lambda ratio are unreliable tests. Better would be have serum and urine protein electrophoresis.
Answered 6/11/2019
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