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Blood Chemistry and CBC Analysis

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This is a "must have" for any health care practitioner interpreting diagnostic tests. The print is large and there is a lot of white space so there is perhaps less information than you might assume if you judged solely on number of pages. However the information that is included is excellent and goes far beyond most other sources.

My own "optimum ranges" are slightly different from Dr. Weatherby but you'd be hard pressed to find a single source that is more valuable.

This book is an excellent value.

I use this book everyday in my clinic. My patients love getting to know the truth of why their diagnosis is a mystery. The patients are fascinated that when one uses optimal ranges alot more dis-ease is exposed.
I have recommended this book to so many other physicians. Dicken and Scott did a great job with this book. It's a masterpiece.

Functional analysis of blood tests goes far beyond looking at reference ranges (which are commonly mistaken for optimal ranges.) However aspects of blood chemistry which are normal, compared with abnormalities in other aspects may lead to an understanding of impaired immunological or endocrine function. Weatherby clearly describes how to analyze blood chemistry and CBC tests in this book. If you deal with blood test analysis, read this book.

This book enables a more sophisticated interpretation of the more common medical tests. It is easy to use, listing "optimal" ranges, for each test. Tables list possible diagnoses. Diagnoses are given for "high" and "low" test results. The tables also relate the test under investigation to other tests, so establishing possible patterns, which make a narrower diagnosis possible. The book also looks at a number of "special topics" within each test, such as "thiamine deficiency" under "anion gap" and "dehydration" under "albumin". A table at the back of the book lists all the tests and their respective ranges. Duplicate this page, and each time you have blood tests to investigate you can write them in the column provided. You can the more easily see which are outside optimal, requiring further investigation. Also at the back of the book, is a conversion chart "converting standard US units into standard international units". The amount of information you can get from this book is quite extraordinary. When I have used it for myself, I have found it picks up extra symptoms that I have not mentioned to the practitioner. I think, if you are a practitioner, it will provide you with some of those extra details that your client does not mention. These can be validated with additional questioning, and a more appropriate remedy package suggested.

If you a serious about Functional Medicine you would have got this book already.....so what are you waiting for ? Its agreat book that will massively improve your understanding about reading blood chemistry and CBC analysis. Easy to read, understand and digest. This is the kind of information that MD's do NOT get routinely taught at med school.....this information can transform practices and lives !!!

I'm a patient and not a health care professional. I find this book extremely useful and very readable. As an older person I find that doctors have less and less time, patience, or willingness to explain basic lab work. You never really know what the numbers mean and what is optimal in the reference range. I needed to understand what a significant change up or down in various results might mean.

Weatherby's book covers the common CBC (complete blood test) also known as a Blood Chemistry Screen test. Item by item it shows the conventional lab range, the optimal range, and discusses the clinical implication of being high or low. Consequently, you can take your copy of your test and go over each item and track your own changes, up, down or optimal. Knowing your own numbers will enable you as a patient to ask better questions of your health care provider, possibly spotting areas of trouble much earlier, or make needed lifestyle changes.

If you are concerned about the cost, you can preview portions of the book though Google books. While the text is not for the person who has no understanding of medical terms, I think anyone who is familiar with basic medical terminology could utilize the information in the book.

I consider this a 'patient empowering' book and it's an important addition to my family health library. And it would be a darned good idea to gift a copy to your favorite health care provider so you are both on the same page.

The book contents sound very interesting. Each topic contains concise information. So, it is pretty easy to read.
I am sure that it will be beneficial to students and faculty members in the field of medical technology or clinical laboratory science.

The shipping from Amazon was faster that I expected. The price was so reasonable.