I had my last blood profile panel taken on June 24th at 32 weeks. I have never  had so many results come back flagged out of range. However my team assures me that there is no reason to worry as they are just very slightly out of range and could just be because of dilution .

My white blood cells where slightly high. Range is 10 and it was 10.1

My ferritin was extremely low at 10 .  I had been forgetting to take my iron supplements so i’m working hard to get those back up.

My Albumin was 2 points low.

My cholesterol was elevated but that’s fairly normal. range is 2.0 to 5.19 and mine was 5.38

My Triglycerides was slightly elevated at 2.78 range is under 2.19

My Selenium was taken in the wrong vial so was recalled to be re tested. This is something new my clinic is testing. It was not something they tested with Madelyn. It has been tested 3 times this pregnancy and twice it has been recalled. My doctor told me not to worry about re testing it but the lab caught me one day while I was dropping off a blood dot so we just did it anyways.  Range for Selenium is 1.20-2.09 and mine came back at 1.12 so a bit low. I dont really understand the purpose of selenium and what its job is in the body so im not sure if i need to be concerned but my team does not seem to be.

Other than that all my results where in range.

Hematology

Differential

Biochemical Investigation of Anemias and Iron Overload

Adults: <15: diagnostic of Iron Deficiency
15-50: Probable Iron Deficiency
51-100: Possible Iron Deficiency
>100: Iron Deficiency unlikely
persistently >600: Test for Iron overload

Children: <12: diagnosis of Iron Deficiency
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/
practitioner-professional-resources/bc-
guidelines/iron-overload
General Chemistry

Lipids

The optimal LDL cholesterol level for
intermediate and high risk individuals
is <= 2.00 mmol/L. If triglycerides are
=> 1.50 mmol/L, consider monitoring of
alternate lipid targets non HDL-cholest-
erol or apoB. For low risk individuals
with LDL cholesterol => 5.00 mmol/L,
target reduction of LDL cholesterol
=> 50 percent. See Can J Cardiol 2013
vol 29 pgs 151 to 167.

Non HDL-cholesterol is calculated from
total cholesterol and HDL-C and is not
affected by the fasting status of the
patient. The optimal non HDL-cholesterol
level for intermediate and high risk
individuals is <= 2.60 mmol/L. See Can J
Cardiol 2013 vol 29 pgs 151 to 167.

Effective May 27, 2019 this test is performed
on a new analyzer. Results are equivalent
and reference ranges are unchanged.
MetalsSelenium

Referred TestsAmino Acids Plasma PLASMA AMINO ACIDS
Sent to BC Children’s Hospital.
Physicians may call 1-877-747-2522 for results.

Phenylketonuria (PKU) PKU
Sent to BC Children’s Hospital.
Physicians may call 1-877-747-2522 for results.

 

 

At my midwife appt yesterday there was a note that said i might possibly have a b12 deficiency , this was news to both of us as I have no record or memory of ever actually been tested for it so i will be doing that this week when i drop off my next blood dot.  I am interested to see what the results will be for that . Maybe thats why i am so bloody tired!