How To Reaad Hep C Lab Results

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interp of lab results

I was diagnosed with HepC in the early 90s. I did 6 mo of interferon alpha and regular liver enzymes remain close to normal to this day. I resently had a test done calledHCV QN by bDNA, Sand my results are211391Assay dynamic range is 615 IU/ml to...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You don't indicate what your pretreatment viral load was, or whether your viral load on treatment ever went to undetectable. Thus, it it hard to know if you had a treatment response. Given the low, but detectable viral load currently, you are... Read more »

Hep C Lab results???

I just received my results for HepC. Albumin = 4.1Alkaline Phos. = 84AST = 40ALT = 69Bilirubin,... Read more »

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should I stop HAART to begin HepC therapy?

I began HAART treatment 1-1/2 years ago on a regimen of Tenofovir, ABC/3TC Combo and Virmaune and... Read more »

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coinfections hiv and hepc

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

please help i know you guess are not doctor but could you
please due some research for me ? I dont have acsess
to a computer often. can you find out if 6 months test is accurate or is it 6month from time of exposure or6 month after onset of symptoms Read more »

Trying to deal with being + I also have Hepc

Posted by rackme, 7 Replies

I was just told Im hiv+ and Im also hepc. so I don't know when Im not feeling good which is causing the problems been getting vertigo the last couple of days. I see my shrink next week. I guess Im looking for ansures. Thanks any onfo I can get would... Read more »

Pinksters test results:

Posted by coby, 9 Replies

I told you I would let you know what came back and what he said so here it goes.

Doc called at 6:00 tonight and all my tests were back, this is what he had to say. My EIA was negative, my Westergreen was normal, my cd4 is 1180 and my HSF was in the... Read more »

lymph nodes

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Have lymph nodes in my jaw and the pain is shooting to my ear and then my head. Afraid to take anything exposed to hiv
and hep c blood. Went ID doctor he said hepc can delay hiv
3 months. I am going to buy home acsess test today.
What scares me the... Read more »

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