Mom & Me Four Archive

...for 3/24/06. Pretty standard, except for an "Atypical Lymphocytes" reading. She normally has none, but this time she's got a reading 1 point above normal range (a range which has never before been represented). Could be an opportunistic viral infection. There are other possibilities, including one that bingos exactly: Anemia due to Chronic Disease, specifically Chronic Renal Failure. Could be mononucleosis. Her PCP may or may not address this, considering that everything else is fairly well within her normal range, although her Lymphocytes are lower than usual, but not out of range for her. I was hoping for a higher hemoglobin and RBC, but now I understand why she's been so tired, lately. We're, apparently, experiencing a low cycle at the moment. So, basically, she's holding her own, a little shakily at present but hanging in there. This time this lab included the BUN/Creat Ratio, which is nice, and a Hypochromasia reading, as well, which is normal. There is more written about Hypochromasia in pets than in people on the web. Although I can't be sure, I wonder if this addition was ticked off by some of the other readings, most particularly the Atypical Lymphocytes, since any kind of a reading has never before appeared on her tests. At any rate, the fact that the color of her RBCs is normal calms me, a bit.
    I'm running a little behind schedule. Better awaken the Mom.
    Later.