My blood work

[lookingforanedge]

Here is my blood work.

I had it drawn on 4-22-08 at 9:34 am

I am a 30 year old male caucasian that is out of shape and slowly starting to get into shape with 3x per week weights and cardio in the form of running at 150 BPM and biking at 150 BPM



Glucose, Serum..........92 mg/dL reference range 65-99
Uric acid, Serum.........5.1 mg/dL reference range 3.7-8.5
BUN...........................19 mg/dL reference range5-26
Creatinine, Serum......1.0 mg/dL reference range 0.5-1.5
Bun/Creatinin Ratio.....19 reference range 8-27
Sodium, Serum............141 mEq/L reference range 135-148
Potassium, Serum........4.3 mEq/L reference range 3.5-5.5
Chloride, Serum..........105 mEq/L reference range 96-109
Carbon Dioxide Total 25 mEq/L reference range 20-32
Calcium, Serum 9.8 mg/dL reference range 8.5-10.6
Phosphorus, Serum 3.1 mg/dL reference range 2.4-4.6
Protein, Total, Serum 7.3 g/dL reference range 6.2-8.3
Albumin, Serum 4.6 g/dL reference range 3.5-5.5
Globulin, Total 2.7 g/dL reference range 1.5-4.5
A/G Ratio 1.7 reference range 1.1-2.5
Bilirubin, Total 0.5 mg/dL reference range 0.1-1.2
Alkaline Phosphatase, S 128 u/L reference range 25-150
LDH 196 u/L reference range 100-250
AST (sgot) 24 u/L reference range 0-40
ALT (sgpt) 29 u/L reference range 0-40
GGT 46 u/L reference range 0-65
Iron, Serum 66 ug/L reference range 40-155
Cholesterol, Total 278 mg/dL reference range 100-199 HIGH
Triglycerides 93 mg/dL reference range 0-149
HDL 47 mg/dL reference range 40-59
LDL 212 mg/dL reference range 0-99
T. Chol/HDL Ratio 5.91 reference range 0.0-5.0 HIGH
TSH 1.549

WBC 8.3 x1000/uL reference range 3.9-11.0
RBC 5.22 mil/uL reference range 4.3-5.80
Hemoglobin 15.7 g/dL reference range
Hematocrit 47.3 % reference range 36.0-50.0
MCV 91 fl reference range 80-100
MCH 30
MCHC 33
Neutrophils 67
Lymphs 22
Monocytes 6
Eos 4
Basos 1
Platelets 276
Neutrophils (Absolute) 5.6
Lymphs (Absolute) 1.8
Monocytes(Absolute) 0.5
Eos (Absolute) 0.3
Baso (Absolute) 0.1
RDW 14.5 reference range 11.4-14.4 HIGH

Testosterone, Serum 501 ng/dL reference range 241-827
Free Testosterone 22.4 pg/mL reference range 8.7-25.1




So I know I need to work on my LDL level....what should I do to try and improve this number?

RDW in my CBC said high...what does this mean?

Test is at 501...higher than I thought but still lots of room to improve that means till I get to 1000 ng/dL or so.

Any other things to be concerned with?

 

[gorgeousfrankenstein]

You could try

To lower your LDL by staying consistent with your cardio, maybe a little niacin too, but clear that with your Dr. first.

 

[lookingforanedge]

Thanks for the tip...I will check out the Niacin.

Flush or flush free?

 

[conanster]

"Flush free" will not help, as it is not niacin.
Time released is the best. Make sure you are diligent in monitoring your
liver enzymes as they may get elevated with this type of therapy.

Thanks for the tip...I will check out the Niacin.

Flush or flush free?

 

[lookingforanedge]

"Flush free" will not help, as it is not niacin.
Time released is the best. Make sure you are diligent in monitoring your
liver enzymes as they may get elevated with this type of therapy.

I will def be getting blood drawn on a pretty regular basis.

If the liver enzymes move in the wrong direction what would I take to offset that problem then?

 

[gorgeousfrankenstein]

regular old nicotinic acid. No flush free stuff.

Also check out the post by MassiveG regarding vitamin D3, could also be very helpfull.

 

[conanster]

Do you have insurance?
Best thing to do is consult with your physician, get a Rx (yes, they prescribe Niacin) and then let them monitor your bloodwork and titrate your doses!

I will def be getting blood drawn on a pretty regular basis.

If the liver enzymes move in the wrong direction what would I take to offset that problem then?

 

[bhumik]

RDW = red blood cell distribution width.
Means that there is more variation in size between each of your red blood cell. A lower number would mean that basicall all RBC are of same size and higher number mens more variation. It usually shows RBC pathologies, such as certain types of anemias..if i remember right.