[trudyw]

trudyw on September 27, 2020 at 3:44 pm · in reply to: Just starting, need help interpreting Fitness lab results #45458

Hi Nathan

With my dietitian’s hat on, the haematocrit result appears to be within ‘normal’ range. But the units used to describe the haemoglobin result are confusing. The units shown are grams/Litre (g/L) and the result should be in the hundreds not tens (i.e. 159 not 15.9).

Check with the lab to see whether the Hb result is actually in grams/deciLitre (g/dL), not g/L. If in g/dL, the result is within ‘normal’ range. If not, see your doctor immediately.

These form part of lab tests to check for anaemia. A great free and credible consumer site for help in interpreting blood tests in US is https://labtestsonline.org . This site has links to different countries and languages because test abbreviations and measuring units used are not universally standard.

Different labs have different ranges depending on methodology of testing and I assume this was a finger prick test.

Trudy

[trudyw]

trudyw on September 11, 2020 at 2:19 pm · in reply to: Drift tests all over the place. What do I do next? #44969

Thanks Scott and Nick. Good feedback. I am going to do the alpine combine test today so will start the transition period training next week.
thanks again
Trudy

[trudyw]

trudyw on September 5, 2020 at 2:35 pm · in reply to: Drift tests all over the place. What do I do next? #44769

Thanks Nick for your detailed reply. I will start with 125 bpm and cross check next day fatigue etc as you have suggested.

Play safe and stay well wherever you are

Trudy