Dr. Mark Korson from Tufts Floating Hospital for Children gives a “crash course” in interpreting lab values! Most patients with mitochondrialRelated to the mitochondria. disease have faced a page of test results comprised of letters and numbers that would help them understand their current illness if the information made sense. CBC, CMP, LFTs, CPK, OAA and more…join us as we figure it out!
- CBC
- CMP
- Lactic acid
- pyruvic acid
- amino acids
- organic amino acids
- ammonia
- electrolytes
- glucose
- bicarbonateThe dissolved form of CO2, a main by-product of converting food to energy. Abnormal levels of bicarbonate in the blood, both high and low, can be markers for several types of illness./co2
- metabolic labs
- CPK
- LFTs
- carnitine
- TFTs: TSH, T4, T3
- cerebral folate
