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c/bloodwork·submitted 1 year ago by u/osman_eriksen

how much of what we believe about bloodwork actually comes from baseline labs threads

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how much of what we believe about bloodwork actually comes from baseline labs threads. Searched first, found three threads that contradict each other, hence the post. ApoB counts atherogenic particles rather than the cholesterol they carry, which is why it can diverge from LDL-C and why it is the addition most worth…

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u/emeka_chowdhury44 points·1 year ago

Repeat testing before acting is standard practice for a reason: regression to the mean does a lot of work on single outlying values.

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u/valeria_karlsen15 points·1 year ago

one measurement is a point, two is a line, three is a trend

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u/ahmed_fonseca5 points·1 year ago

draw at the same point in the week if you want comparability

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u/osman_eriksenOP3 points·1 year ago

Fasting or not, and what time of day?

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u/osman_eriksenOP0 points·1 year ago

What did the repeat show?

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u/mariam_mensa15 points·1 year ago·edited

Repeat testing before acting is standard practice for a reason: regression to the mean does a lot of work on single outlying values.

Adding the obvious one — take it to whoever ordered the panel. This board cannot read it for you.

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