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So i went to see my derm for my chest rash and my itchy scalp. She gave me some medicated shampoo and took my blood work...she just emailed me this...
Your blood electrolytes, kidney function tests and thyroid function tests were normal.
Your liver function tests were stable.
Details of other blood chemistry tests as follows:
Potassium, whole bld/plasma: 3.7 (Normal Range = 3.6 to 5.0)
ANA (qual): POS
ANA Titer: 1:640
ANA HEP2 (Pattern): HOMOGENEOUS+SPECKLED
Anion Gap: 8 (Normal Range = 8 to 16)
GFR (estimated): >60 (Normal Range = 60 to 128)
Mitochondrial Ab: <0.1
Your ANA was positive with a high titer. Please see one of our rheumatologists for further workup and recommendations.
What does these mean??!!
new blood work
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Jenny,
Your ANA results suggest the possibility of SLE, but that may need to be confirmed with further tests, of course.
Tex
Your ANA results suggest the possibility of SLE, but that may need to be confirmed with further tests, of course.
Tex
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