Blood Test Clinical Significance Chart Page 13
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28CRP (CON’T)
types of
arthritis
and
autoimmune disorders
or
inflammatory bowel
disease) or to check for the
presence of infection
(especially after surgery)
HIGH SENSITIVITY CRP
Why get tested?
mg/dL
May be helpful in assessing
Lowest Risk <0.06
risk of developing
heart
Low Risk
0.07-0.11
disease
Mod. Risk
0.12-0.19
When to get tested?
High Risk
0.20-0.38
No current consensus exists
Highest Risk >0.39
on when to get tested; the
test is most often done in
conjuction with other tests
that are ordered to assess
risk of heart disease, such
as
lipid profiles
.
DLDL
To help determine your risk
mg/dL
of developing heart disease
Optimal
<100
and to monitor lipid
Near Optimal 100-129
lowering lifestyle changes
Borderline
130-159
and drug therapies. To
High
160-189
accurately determine your
Very High
>190
low-density lipoprotein
(LDL)
level when you are
nonfasting.
FERRITIN
The test is done to learn
24-336 ng/mL
about your body’s ability to
store iron for later use.
You should get tested when
your doctor suspects you
may not have enough iron
or too much iron in your
system
VITAMIN B12
pg/mL
Why get tested?
To help diagnose the cause
Normal
180-707
of
anemia
or neuropathy
Indeterminate 141-179
(nerve damage), to evaluate
Deficient
<141
nutritional status in some
patients, to monitor
effectiveness of treatment
for
B12 or folate
deficiency.
When to get tested?
When you have large red
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