Re: Blood test results

Jason, try your local library too. They might have something for you.
Jackie
"Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:jason-0308051643480001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Jackie,
> I made a note re: to the title of the book and the author's name. I have
> the Barnes and Noble Booksellers site bookmarked and will check it later
> to see if they have it. They have a store in my town. My doctor called and
> told me that she wants me to take Klor-Con which is a sustained-release
> potas. pill according to what my pharmacist told me. I may call my doctor
> before taking it since I had a bad case of hyperkalemia several days ago
> after eating some food that contained a salt substitute.
> Thanks so much,
> Jason
>
>
>
> In article <h6cIe.545$ah4.333@lakeread05>, "J. Davidson"
> <mete245919@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > See if you can find a book called Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests, by
> > Jacques Wallach, MD.
> > You might go to Amazon and see if anyone has a used one. Your lows are
> > identified in the figures you gave.. Sorry that I can't tell you if you
> > have problems. Nothing looks too high or too low. Surely your doctor
will
> > explain it to you. I keep a copy of my lab work to compare each time.
Try
> > to do that.
> > good luck,
> > Jackie
> >
> > "Jason" <jason@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:jason-0308051246070001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Does anyone know of any good books that explain the meaning
> > > of various blood test results? Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > These are my latest blood test results:
> > > Please note that I am taking a diurectic (water pill)
> > > so that explains why the sodium levels and potass. levels are fairly
low.
> > > sodium 135
> > > potassium 3.4
> > > chloride 97 low
> > > CO2 34
> > > Anion gap 7 low
> > > glucose 98
> > > BUN 7 low
> > > creatinine 1.5 high
> > > calcium 9.1
> > >
> > > Any evidence of kidney problems in the above readings?
> > > I should note that I had kidney disease when I was a baby.
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >
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