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Blood Work Done. What Does Findings Suggest. Should We Stop Lipitor?

Hi. I was wondering if my husband's LFT's/bloodwork are ok or should we stop the Lipitor(generic).


AST 42(0-40)
ALT 30(0-44)
GGT 17(0-65)
Alkaline phosphatase, S 74(44-102)
LDH 218(0-225)
Cholesterol 148
LDL 72(0-99)
HDL 52(>39)
VLDL 24(5-40)
Albumin 4.8(3.5-5.5)
Total bilirubin .5(.0-1.2)
Phosphorus 3.9(2.5-4.5)
Calcium 9.2(8.7-10.2)
Potassium 4.0(3.5-5.2)
Sodium 142
BUN 15
Crea .97
Uric acid 6.3
Protein 7.8(6-8.5)
Anion Gap 17(8-16) what is this?
Tue, 13 Aug 2013
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Hi.

Congrajulations. Your husbands bloodwork is normal. Whether your husbands lipitor should be stopped or not depends on for what reason it was started. I need that information whether it was high earlier and for what reason. It can then be decided if it can be stopped or needs to continue. Anion gap is the difference of differently charged ions in your blood. This is important to know in some electrolyte disturbances. You dont need to worry about that for you husband.

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Blood Work Done. What Does Findings Suggest. Should We Stop Lipitor?

Hi. Congrajulations. Your husbands bloodwork is normal. Whether your husbands lipitor should be stopped or not depends on for what reason it was started. I need that information whether it was high earlier and for what reason. It can then be decided if it can be stopped or needs to continue. Anion gap is the difference of differently charged ions in your blood. This is important to know in some electrolyte disturbances. You dont need to worry about that for you husband. Hope this helps.