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Normal 2 - 20 ng/mL
Indications
- Diagnose megaloblastic anemia
- Monitor effects of long-term Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Identify Folate Deficiency
Description Folic acid is an essential water soluble B vitamin. It is stored in the liver and is an important part of Red Blood Cell (RBC) and White Blood Cell (WBC) function, DNA replication, and cell division.
What would cause increased levels?
- Excess folate intake
What would cause decreased levels?
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Pernicious anemia
- Hemolytic anemia
- Celiac Disease or Crohn Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBS)
- Alcoholism
- Malnutrition
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Normal 5.6-7.5 % of total Hgb
Indications
Assess control of blood sugars over a several month time frame
Diagnose Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
Description
Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) is the combination of glucose and hemoglobin. When glucose is elevated in the blood the amount of glycosylat…
Normal >60 optimal mg/dL
Indications
Monitor risks of heart disease
Description Cholesterol is transported via lipoproteins. There are multiple types of lipoproteins and they each have slightly different functions: high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) very low-den…
Normal 0.3 -2.6 mmol/L
Indications
Determine cause of acidosis
Evaluate tissue oxygenation
Description Lactate (Lactic Acid) is a byproduct of anaerobic metabolism. Normally, the tissues use aerobic metabolism to breakdown glucose for energy and the byproduct is CO2 and H2O which we excret…
Normal 0.8 - 1.2 Therapeutic Levels of Warfarin 2.0 – 3.5
Indications
Evaluate therapeutic doses of Warfarin
Identify patients at higher risk for bleeding
Identify cause of:
Bleeding
Deficiencies
Description International normalized ratio(INR) takes results from a prothrombin time t…
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