| Check These | stands for | Suggested as OK | Patient's Numbers/date |
Previous |
| Blood Pressure Changes? * | ||||
| Blood Sugar Changes? * * * | Glucose of 127 or less; Extreme high onset may be endocrine disruption | |||
| CBC | Complete Blood Counts | The CBC measures the number of red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), the total amount of hemoglobin in the blood, and the fraction of the blood composed of cells (hematocrit). | ||
| RBC
compare to your own counts over time * When Red blood cells are immature - other tests can be 'off' |
Red Blood Cells - Normal counts vary with altitude | male: 4.7 to 6.1
million cells/mcl
female: 4.2 to 5.4 million cells/mcl |
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| Ask for Direct measurement of the red cell life span by isotopic tagging techniques shows a decreased life span | also level of haptoglobin, which should show up soon after 2-butoxyethanol exposure if blood cells are being destroyed | |||
| HGB | Hemoglobin is the most important component of red blood cells. It is composed of a protein called heme, which binds oxygen. | 13.3-17.7 | ||
| HCT | Hematocrit | 40.0-50.0 | ||
| RDW * rdw | Random Distribution of RBC Weight. | 13 | ||
| Iron | a function of adult red blood cells/liver/spleen in conjunction with __ ? | |||
| WBC - * Very High? | White Blood Cells | 4.5-11.0 High counts can indicate AIHA | ||
| PTL Autoimmune? | Platelets | 140-440 | ||
| absolute cell count | Is lymphocyte count above normal? | |||
| extra things to ask for: | ||||
| MCV | Mean Cell Volume | 82-96 men | ||
| percentage of juvenile red blood cells to the whole of red blood cells (Is there a higher percentage of juvenile RBCs than there should be? Not as many mature Red blood cells?) | ||||
| ESResr ESR abnormal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test | ||||
| Comments of the lab technician
Size, shape & membranes of Red Blood Cells? |
Need to look at the red blood cells under a microscope - some labs look at the live cells with special microscopes | |||
| Any symptoms of compensating autoimmune hemolytic anemia? * * | ||||
| Liver
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Acute exposure to 2-butoxyethanol: hemoglobinuria + histopathologic changes |
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| Kidneys
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Acute exposure to 2-butoxyethanol: hemoglobinuria + histopathologic changes |
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| Ferritin * | ||||
| Monocytes Absolute * | ||||
| Potassium low? | ||||
| Autoimmune Immune system? * Ask your doctor to test for immune globulins & more in the blood | ||||
| What about Thyroid? * What does TSH mean? * | ||||
| Glutamate? | ||||
| FSH hormone -for fertility | ||||
| C-Reactive Protein CRP | ||||
| Other Hematologist Help - Oncologists - Urologists, endocrinologists, too! | ||||
| Other Help Request | ||||
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Other |
Blood counts - Men's chart - Women's Chart
Check these basic things - And do one of the questionnaires
In addition to hemolysis and anemia, coagulation and immunity should be investigated.
| Mastocytosis? *
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What would be your answers to this questionnaire? |
If you suspect C6H14O2/CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH * pdf info ban?
- check for kidney function and liver function periodically
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Get a Head Start - Bring in Results of Prior Blood tests - Men - Women More helps for your doctor Have you been exposed to too many chemicals? When you see these warnings on your household cleaning products, maybe the contents are not as benign as you think |
July 24, 2003
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