Does Abnormal Lab Values Mean U Have Hiv Or Herpes

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Normal Laboratory Values

Important Notes Each commercial laboratory has its own set of"normal" values, called "Normal Range" or"Reference Range" on your lab report. These valuesdepend on the equipment or method used. Compare your results tothe range shown on your lab report. Results that are "outof range" may not represent a problem. Your test resultscan be affected by several factors, including your age or gender,if you are pregnant, the time of day when the sample was...

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lab values and what they mean.

I have just found out that I'm HIV + and my 1st labs are cd4 425 and VL 52900. at this point my Dr. says that we do nothing, and I am to have new labs drawn and see him in 3-4 mounts. my question is with my VL of 52900 should i have labs done...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Probably not. Given your relatively good CD4 count you can afford to wait. It is important to have another set of numbers or two to see what your trend will be.... Read more »

PEP for 2 weeks with Slight Lab Abnormalities--Stop or Decrease Dose?

HiI had receptive unprotected anal sex with someone of unknown status. My doctor started me on PEP program 24hrs later with Epivir, Retrovir, and Kaletra. I had lots of fatigue and side effects so Kaletra was decreased to one tab twice a day from...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Those labs alone would not sway me to make a recommendation to stop PEP. That decision would be based on the details of the exposure and the magnitude of your side effect symptoms. The effectiveness of 2 weeks of PEP has not been well... Read more »

Abnormal labs and meds - correlation?

Hello,I have been on Viramune, Epivir and Zerit since 2/2000. My vl has been <50 since 4/2000, latest labs on 8/23/04 vl <50 cd4 373 (down from 515 8/03). My question has to do with the chem 20 rather than the cnts. My lytes are Na - 129...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

High MCV levels are common in patients on AZT or D4T. The low sodium (hyponatremia) merits attention. If is develops slowly and corrects slowly there usually is not much of a problem clinically. High lipids, high glucose, other drug effects (such... Read more »

Fatigue and lab values..

Hey doc!!I've been reading your repsonses for a while. You have a great bedside manner and seem to get the point across without the boring retoric. Having said that, I have a question.I have been + since 1983. I am a 45 yo male. Started haart...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello "Me"!Are you being a crybaby? Absolutely not. Fatigue is one of the most common things we HIVers have to cope with and tracking down the cause or causes can be challenging. Often, busy physicians just point us toward the nearest... Read more »

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Ex-Lab Worker Questions HIV Test Results

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Ex-Lab Worker Questions HIV Test Results

By FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press writer

BALTIMORE - Thousands of patients could have received questionable HIV (news - web sites) test results not just hundreds, as hospital officials have suggested,... Read more »

lab questions

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

on the test results for hiv does anyone know what the t-4 free is and the range being in between .8-1.8 ng/dl mean...and tsh .40- 5.50 mIU/L .....if my test at 4 weeks was 1.3 and 3.54 do u think im going to still be negative at 12 weeks just asking Read more »

First labs....

Posted by cowtownpoz, 4 Replies

Hello all- I was diagnosed about a month ago and have been reading posts on here since then. It seems there are a lot of good people on here, and I need that right now. About me- 28 y/o male in Columbus, OH, otherwise pretty healthy.

I just... Read more »

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