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What Causes Increased Hs-CRP Level?
Question: Hi,
My question is as follows. I.recently went for a check.up as I'm having my septum straightned in a week. They took blood work and I got some anomolies. See below. I'm so stressed I want to cry. At the time I.had a stomach flu. No fever just 24 thing. my wbc is 3.41 range is 3.4o. to 11.80 and my hscrp is 8.3 range is. above 3 is high. t3 is 2.8 and should. be 2. to
or 4.7. I'm so anxious what could cause this?
My question is as follows. I.recently went for a check.up as I'm having my septum straightned in a week. They took blood work and I got some anomolies. See below. I'm so stressed I want to cry. At the time I.had a stomach flu. No fever just 24 thing. my wbc is 3.41 range is 3.4o. to 11.80 and my hscrp is 8.3 range is. above 3 is high. t3 is 2.8 and should. be 2. to
or 4.7. I'm so anxious what could cause this?
Brief Answer:
Main concern is increased hs-CRP.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Your WBC count is within normal limit.It is towards lower side and this is normal.
Increased hs-CRP need further evaluation.It is important to know about joint pain,heart disease etc.
hs-CRP test is used to assess arthritis,predict the risk of developing heart disease and its complications such as heart attacks,strokes,peripheral arterial disease etc.You need further evaluation.You may need further investigations like lipid profile etc after evaluation.
Serum T3 is mildly increased.It is important to know other parameters of thyroid profile like Free T4,TSH level.So you need full thyroid profile so that condition can be diagnosed and treated.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Main concern is increased hs-CRP.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Your WBC count is within normal limit.It is towards lower side and this is normal.
Increased hs-CRP need further evaluation.It is important to know about joint pain,heart disease etc.
hs-CRP test is used to assess arthritis,predict the risk of developing heart disease and its complications such as heart attacks,strokes,peripheral arterial disease etc.You need further evaluation.You may need further investigations like lipid profile etc after evaluation.
Serum T3 is mildly increased.It is important to know other parameters of thyroid profile like Free T4,TSH level.So you need full thyroid profile so that condition can be diagnosed and treated.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
my tsh was normal my t4 was also normal. my lipids and so on are good.
Brief Answer:
mild elevation of T 3 can be normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Since TSH and T4 levels are normal, so there is no need to be worried about. Mildly increased T3 level can be considered as normal.
It is good that lipid profile is normal but you need proper cardiological examination and further investigations.
It is important to exclude any arthritis symptoms as well.
You can consult your doctor.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
mild elevation of T 3 can be normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX
Since TSH and T4 levels are normal, so there is no need to be worried about. Mildly increased T3 level can be considered as normal.
It is good that lipid profile is normal but you need proper cardiological examination and further investigations.
It is important to exclude any arthritis symptoms as well.
You can consult your doctor.
Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your question.
Further queries are most welcome.
Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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