[Meta] the ALT rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining
the ALT rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining. Comments open, and the wording is genuinely up for discussion. Added ApoB to the panel after a thread here. It told me something the standard lipid panel had been hiding. My ApoB moved and I spent a fortnight convinced I knew why. The repeat six weeks…
Right, and weight loss itself moves several markers, so attribution is harder than these threads assume.
Right, and weight loss itself moves several markers, so attribution is harder than these threads assume.
Adding the obvious one — take it to whoever ordered the panel. This board cannot read it for you.
draw at the same point in the week if you want comparability
Panicked about a single result, posted here, got told to repeat it, repeated it, and it was fine.
same lab, same conditions, or you are comparing noise
Small fix — a reference interval is not a treatment target, and the post above uses them interchangeably.
baseline before you start is worth more than any later panel
Is that the same assay, or did the lab change platforms?
the trend line matters more than any single value
Disagree with reading anything into that. One value, one morning, and you changed two other things in the same window.