Blood Tests Are Easier to Order than Ever. Doctors Warn They're Easy to Misread.
Doctors say color-coded results and broad normal ranges can hide early dysfunction without symptoms, trends or other biomarkers for context.
- Posted Friday, Jen Laskey for Hone Health reported that people often misinterpret lab results as a green light, yet "normal" only means you are not in crisis, according to longevity physician Dr. Candice Knight.
- For many tests, the range considered "normal" is based on results from a large group of people selected as generally healthy, typically representing the middle 95% of test results for a specific biomarker, said Dr. James Staheli.
- A number can be technically normal and still be telling you something; fasting glucose can appear normal for years despite insulin resistance, and a normal LDL level can hide heart disease risk by masking particle size.
- Some physicians look beyond "normal" reference ranges to identify narrower "optimal" zones associated with lower disease risk and better functioning, as urologist Dr. Joshua Calvert explained the goal should be to find the range optimal for you.
- In a recent national survey of 1,000 patients, more than 1 in 4 tested out of curiosity without a doctor's recommendation, while nearly 80% believed they could interpret results without a provider's help.
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Blood tests are easier to order than ever. Doctors warn they're easy to misread.Blood work used to start with a doctor’s order, usually to diagnose or monitor disease. But people are increasingly using blood work to ask proactive questions like: How healthy am I? Is something beginning to change? Could I feel or function better?In a recent national survey of 1,000 U.S. patients who had undergone lab testing in the previous two years, more than 1…
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Blood tests are easier to order than ever. Doctors warn they're easy to misread.
Blood tests are easier to order than ever. Doctors warn they're easy to misread.Blood work used to start with a doctor’s order, usually to diagnose or monitor disease. But people are increasingly using blood work to ask proactive questions like: How healthy am I? Is something beginning to change? Could I feel or function better?In a recent national survey of 1,000 U.S. patients who had undergone lab testing in the previous two years, more than 1…
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Blood tests are easier to order than ever. Doctors warn they're easy to misread. - Stateline Publications
Blood tests are easier to order than ever. Doctors warn they're easy to misread.Blood work used to start with a doctor’s order, usually to diagnose or monitor disease. But people are increasingly using blood work to ask proactive questions like: How healthy am I? Is something beginning to change? Could I feel or function better?In a recent national survey of 1,000 U.S. patients who had undergone lab testing in the previous two years, more than 1…
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