Labs On An Hiv Patient

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Recent Lab Results for HIV+ Patient

Hello. I recently received my lab results in the mail, and have been unable to reach my doctor to discuss. The results all appear WNL excelpt for the following:ABS. CD 8 SUPPRESSOR = 1055 (HIGH)%CD 8 POS. LYMPH. = 42.2 (HIGH)CD4/CD8 RATIO = 0.77...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

It's hard to interpret these results without knowing the trend over time. In general, people with HIV infection will have an elevated CD8 count and percent, as a reaction to the infection. Probably most concerning is your neutrophil count of... Read more »

precaution and lab. test preopeatiive for HIV for cataract

lab. test for HIV patient for cataract surgery... Read more »

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. »

Can an active flare-upf Roseaca alter the HIV Labs

Should I postpone my labs becaise of an active flare-up of Roseaca. I am on Atripla. Last lab... Read more »

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Survival Rates Among HIV-Positive People Who Receive Lab Tests Similar to People Who Do Not Receive Tests, Study Finds

Survival rates among HIV-positive people who undergo routine viral load and CD4+ T cell counts were nearly the same as those who do not receive the tests, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet , the CP/Google.com reports ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Zimbabwean Hospitals Lack Lab Materials for HIV Testing

The lack of lab chemicals is making it hard for public hospitals in Zimbabwe to conduct HIV tests, according to the state-run Herald newspaper. At Chitungwiza General Hospital, a large public hospital about 12 miles from Harare, a "critical... Read more »

Abbott, Tanzanian Government Open Outpatient Center and Clinical Lab as Part of HIV/AIDS Treatment Efforts

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Ex-Lab Worker Questions HIV Test Results

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

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 »

my lab test results

Posted by bobo, 4 Replies

hey guys, hope you all good.i got my results on thurs and my CD4's were 639 and my VL 239;my doc says that i should not be put on meds anytime soon, though we barely understand each other coz i hardly speak the language.just wondering if anyone was... Read more »

To geop and others re: quest labs

Posted by notanonymous, 2 Replies

i did a search on the safe sex forum and found this post. maybe they still offer 1st generation too, i don't know. it might depend on who orders it and what is ordered. i am concerned too, i was told by the third party i ordered the test from it was... Read more »

First Lab Results

Posted by Brandon, 1 Reply

I've been diagnosed for a little over a month now and my first lab results have come back. My CD-4 176 and my VL is 176,500. My doctor wants me to start taking Trizivir. I'm a little leary of starting medication because of side effects but due to... Read more »

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