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What Does "alkaline Phosphatase Is Low A 37L" Mean?

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Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2014
Question: Hello, just got my blood work back and everything is normal except two things. My alkaline phosphatase is low a 37L (just below the 40L normal range) and my absolute monocytes are high at 972H. What do these mean? Are they related? When I picked up my results the doctor had left for the weekend and I really am freaking out a little and don't want to wait till Monday to have this explained to me. Please help. Like I said, all other readings are in range according to the document.
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Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer: your reports are perfectly normal. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX Normal range of alkaline phosphatase given by labs vary from place to place. The alkaline phosphatase in your case is neither low nor abnormal. Absolute monocyte count of 972 is just a little away from normal standard deviation, and in your case, as other counts are within range, deserves no importance. I conclude that your reports are perfectly normal. All the best. (A 5 STAR RATING WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO OFFER SERVICE TO THOSE WHO CANNOT ACCESS MEDICAL CARE IMMEDIATELY. Thank you in advance.)
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What Does "alkaline Phosphatase Is Low A 37L" Mean?

Brief Answer: your reports are perfectly normal. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX Normal range of alkaline phosphatase given by labs vary from place to place. The alkaline phosphatase in your case is neither low nor abnormal. Absolute monocyte count of 972 is just a little away from normal standard deviation, and in your case, as other counts are within range, deserves no importance. I conclude that your reports are perfectly normal. All the best. (A 5 STAR RATING WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO OFFER SERVICE TO THOSE WHO CANNOT ACCESS MEDICAL CARE IMMEDIATELY. Thank you in advance.)