three years of bloodwork threads, summarised so you do not have to read them
three years of bloodwork threads, summarised so you do not have to read them. I have gone back and forth on this for months. Different laboratories use different assay platforms with different calibration. Comparing across labs adds a systematic offset that is invisible on the report. Reference intervals are…
Time of day, fasting state, hydration and recent exercise all move common markers. Standardising the draw conditions is free and it removes most of the apparent variability.
do not change three things and then read the panel
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That is a non-fasting value and the interval you are comparing it against is a fasting one.
I would not draw a line through two points, especially when the second was taken at a different time of day.
Careful — that is a question for whoever ordered the panel, and nobody in this thread can answer it responsibly.