I was just recently looking through my list of labs I am going to have drawn on Thursday and I was wondering if it is normal for all of these things? Or if someone can tell me what they are? Thanks! Here is the list;

CBC

CMP

Hemoglobin A1C

TSH

Fasting Lipid Panel

Iron

TIBC

Ferritin

Phosporus

Magnesium

Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)

Vitamin B-12

Zinc

RBC Folate

25-Hydroxy Vitamin D

PTH

Thanks! Please help me out. :huggie:

All of those are perfectly normal. As a matter-of-fact, my personal doctor orders those for me every year.

I had all those too. I was told it was to get a baseline level and that they would do a 6 month follow up as well.

I don't know what they all are but I get a whole list of stuff to be checked as well. Don't worry about it, sounds normal to me. It seems all docs have their own wish list of stuff to check for to make themselves feel confident that all is well.

CBC - Complete blood count... will tell the dr your red blood cell count, white blood cell count, platelets, hemoglobin, hematocrit... most common blood test ordered.. very basic..

CMP - Comprehensive Metabolic Panel - will tell the dr your glucose (sugar), will also check basic kidney function as well as liver function...you may also hear this called a SMA12 or CHEM 12... also very basic and commonly ordered.

Hemoglobin A1C - Used to monitor glucose levels in diabetics. Sometimes ordered when you may be a borderline diabetic..

TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ... monitors your thyroid function.. very common test as well..

Fasting Lipid Panel- Cholesterol panel.. will give your total cholesterol, LDL, HDL (good and bad cholesterol), triglycerides...

Iron - Checks for anemia

TIBC - Stands for total iron binding capacity.. normally ordered in combo with iron.

Ferritin- Ordered to see how much iron your body has stored for use...again normally ordered with iron and TIBC.

Phosporus- Checks for levels.. deficiencies are normally only seen with malnutrition and alcoholism...

Magnesium- Checks for levels..deficiencies normally seen with malnutrition, diarrhea and alcoholism

Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)- Checks for levels...same as above

Vitamin B-12- Checks for levels.. same as above

Zinc- Checks for levels

RBC Folate- Used to help diagnose the cause of anemia

25-Hydroxy Vitamin D- Checks for possible vitamin d deficiency

PTH- Parathyroid Hormone- ordered to diagnose the cause of high or low Calcium level.

All are very common tests...

you WILL need to fast 10-12 hours prior to the testing...

cbc is a complete blood count. they do this to check your white blood cell count, your hemoglobin and hematocrit and platelet count. this test also measures the size , volume and concentration of your red cells. the cbc tell if you have an infection by an increased white cell count or a virus by a decreased white cell count. microcytic and macrocytic anemias can be detected by the size and volume of the red cells. the cmp is a comprehensive chemistry panel. this includes checking your electrolytes and bun and creatinine for renal function. albumin , calcium and some liver enzymes are also measured. it is a standard test to give an over all idea of your organ functions. these test should all be normal. the iron and tibc are measurements of how much iron your have in your red cells and the oxygen carrying capacity of the red cells. one red cell has 4 iron molocules, they bind with oxygen and the red cell delivers the oxygen to all areas of the body via the arteries. after the red cell delivers the oxygen it returns to the heart via the venus system . the tsh is a checking to see if your thyroid is normal, overactive or underactive. an increased tsh indicates hypothyroidism. the low tsh indicates hyperthyroidism. the other test are also checking for possible deficiencies in vitamins. these are standard test to detect underlying problems. they are good test checking your overall health and nutritional status.

Thanks so much!!!

It will be nice to see one of those tests. I've had a lot of problems in the past two months with a horrendous kidney infection and two kidney stones. Surgeries for both! Should be interesting...

Usually, how long do these take to get back? Again, thanks for answering these! I figured they were pretty normal.

a few of them can be done within hours... but only at the Dr's request (and insurance approval)...24 hours for most... 48 hours tops for the others.