->Yes, I WILL be calling my doctor on Monday morning to discuss this with him, but I am curious as to what these results MIGHT mean.<-
Okay, now that that’s out of the way, let me explain. Because of some medication that I’m on, I have to have a blood test every couple of months. I went to the doc on Tuesday for a routine blood test and consultation on my meds. Today, I get a copy of the test results in my mailbox, with a handwritten note on the bottom that says, “Recheck in 2-3 weeks.” Out of 18 tests, four of them are flagged as “High.” I’m only going to list the ones that are high, and I’m not completely clueless as to what some of them mean, but the last two, I have absolutely no idea what they are.
Test Result Units Reference Interval
Glucose, Serum 133 (High) mg/dL 65 - 99
Potassium, Serum 5.8 (High) mg/dL 3.5 - 5.5
AST (SGOT) 83 (High) IU/L 0 - 40
ALT (SGPT) 132 (High) IU/L 0 - 55
The glucose and potassium are obvious as to what they are, I’ve no idea what the last two are.