blood-test-2023-05-30.md

Blood Test Results — 30/05/2023

Requester: Dr Chitra Haran Date Requested: 23/05/2023 Date Collected: 30/05/2023

Full Blood Examination (FBE)

Parameter	Result	Normal Range	Status
HB	113	115-165	⚠️ Low
PCV	0.35	0.37-0.47	⚠️ Low
RCC	3.70	3.80-5.80	⚠️ Low
MCV	96	80-96	✅ Upper limit
MCH	31	27-32	✅
MCHC	320	320-360	✅ Lower limit
RDW	12.5	11.0-16.0	✅
White Cell Count	4.1	4.0-11.0	✅ Lower limit
Neutrophils	62	2.0-8.0	✅
Lymphocytes	26	1.0-4.0	✅
Monocytes	8	0.0-1.0	✅
Eosinophils	3	0.0-0.5	✅
Basophils	1	0.0-0.2	✅
Platelets	216	150-450	✅

> Comment: Borderline low haemoglobin.

ESR (Westergren)

Result	Normal Range	Status
23	< 20	⚠️ High

Fasting Glucose

Result	Normal Range	Status
5.4	[Fasting] 4.0-6.0	✅

Fasting Lipids

Parameter	Result	Status
Total Chol	5.4	—
Triglyceride	1.5	—
HDL-C	1.2	—
LDL-C	3.5	—
Non HDL-C	4.2	—
Chol/HDL Ratio	4.5	—

Biochemistry (U/E, LFT)

Parameter	Result	Normal Range	Status
Sodium	144	135-145	✅
Potassium	4.6	3.5-5.2	✅
Chloride	109	95-110	✅
Bicarbonate	29	22-32	✅
Urea	6.2	3.0-10.0	✅
Est. GFR (mL/min)	81	>60	✅
Creatinine	63	40-90	✅
Total Bilirubin	13	<20	✅
ALT	10	0-30	✅
AST	15	<35	✅
ALP	55	30-110	✅
GGT	12	<35	✅
Total Protein	67	60-80	✅
Albumin	41	34-47	✅
Globulin	26	22-40	✅

Vitamin D (25-OH)

Date	Result	Normal Range	Status
22/12/2021	23	>50	⚠️ Deficient
30/05/2023	18	>50	⚠️ Deficient

> Note: Moderate vitamin D deficiency. Declining trend (23 → 18 over 17 months).

Summary of Abnormalities

1. Borderline low haemoglobin (113, range 115-165) — mild anaemia 2. Low PCV and low RCC — consistent with mild anaemia 3. Elevated ESR (23, <20) — non-specific inflammation marker 4. Vitamin D deficiency (18, >50) — moderate, worsening from 23 in Dec 2021 5. Kidney function good — eGFR 81, creatinine 63 6. Liver function normal — all LFTs in range 7. Glucose normal — fasting 5.4 8. Electrolytes normal