Patient as performance

As part of my research into health care I went to go see the doctor myself.

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Here are the results from my bloodwork:

968T - LIPID PANEL

Test Name Result Flag(s) Reference Range Reported Date Footnote
NON HDL CHOLESTEROL 106 mg/dL 10/22/2013 5:47 AM TBR

Target for non-HDL cholesterol is 30 mg/dL higher than
LDL cholesterol target.
CHOLESTEROL 143 125-200 mg/dL 10/22/2013 5:47 AM TBR
HDL 37 L >=40 mg/dL 10/22/2013 5:47 AM TBR
CHOL/HDL RATIO 3.9 < = 5.0 10/22/2013 5:47 AM TBR LDL 71 <130 mg/dL 10/22/2013 5:47 AM TBR Desirable range <100 mg/dL for patients with CHD or diabetes and <70 mg/dL for diabetic patients with known heart disease. TRIGLYCERIDES 176 H <150 mg/dL 10/22/2013 5:47 AM TBR TBR Test Performed By *Quest Diagnostics, Teterboro (One Malcolm Avenue, Teterboro, NJ, 07608, 8006311390, William E. Tarr, M.D.) *** END OF FINAL LAB REPORT *** P5933 - COMP METAB/TSH/CBD Test Name Result Flag(s) Reference Range Reported Date Footnote TSH 1.48 0.40-4.50 mIU/L 10/22/2013 8:27 AM TBR BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 0.5 0.2-1.2 mg/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR GLUCOSE 93 65-139 mg/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR The glucose reference range is based on a non-fasting state. UREA NITROGEN 13 7-25 mg/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR CREATININE 1.10 0.60-1.35 mg/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR BUN/CREATININE RATIO NOTE 6-22 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR Bun/Creatinine ratio is not reported when the Bun and Creatinine values are within normal limits. SODIUM 140 135-146 mmol/L 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR POTASSIUM 4.7 3.5-5.3 mmol/L 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR CHLORIDE 103 98-110 mmol/L 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR CARBON DIOXIDE 28 19-30 mmol/L 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR CALCIUM 9.6 8.6-10.3 mg/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR PROTEIN, TOTAL 7.3 6.1-8.1 g/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR ALBUMIN 4.7 3.6-5.1 g/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR GLOBULIN,CALCULATED 2.6 1.9-3.7 g/dL 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR A/G RATIO 1.8 1.0-2.5 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR ALKALINE PHOSPHATE 62 40-115 U/L 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR AST 25 10-40 U/L 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR ALT 18 9-46 U/L 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR EGFR NON AFR AMERICAN 86 >=60 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR

UNITS: mL/min/1.73m2
EGFR AFRICAN AMERICAN 100 >=60 10/22/2013 3:51 AM TBR

UNITS: mL/min/1.73m2
WBC 5.2 3.8-10.8 Thous/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
RBC 4.76 4.20-5.80 Mill/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
HEMOGLOBIN 14.6 13.2-17.1 g/dL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
HCT 43.0 38.5-50.0 % 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
MCV 90.5 80.0-100.0 fL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
MCH 30.6 27.0-33.0 pg 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
MCHC 33.8 32.0-36.0 g/dL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
RDW 12.4 11.0-15.0 % 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
PLATELETS COUNT 168 140-400 Thous/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
MPV 9.4 7.5-11.5 fL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
DIFFERENTIAL SEE NOTE 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR

An instrument differential was performed.
TOTAL NEUTROPHILS,% 52.6 38-80 % 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
TOTAL LYMPHOCYTES,% 34.5 15-49 % 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
MONOCYTES,% 9.4 0-13 % 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
EOSINOPHILS,% 3.0 0-8 % 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
BASOPHILS,% 0.5 0-2 % 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
NEUTROPHILS,ABSOLUTE 2735 1500-7800 Cells/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
LYMPHOCYTES,ABSOLUTE 1794 850-3900 Cells/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
MONOCYTES,ABSOLUTE 489 200-950 Cells/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
EOSINOPHILS,ABSOLUTE 156 15-500 Cells/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR
BASOPHILS,ABSOLUTE 26 0-200 Cells/mcL 10/22/2013 5:08 AM TBR

TBR Test Performed By *Quest Diagnostics, Teterboro (One Malcolm Avenue, Teterboro, NJ, 07608, 8006311390, William E. Tarr, M.D.)

*** END OF FINAL LAB REPORT ***

Health Care – possible calls

For my next research project I’ve chosen health care as the topic. Two possible calls are:

  • Healthcare-Now: calling for proposals that will help promote the benefits of universal healthcare to the American public
  • Eyebeam: calling for guerilla art interventions that raise awareness of the issues surrounding the healthcare crisis (crisis defined as almost 1/3 of Americans having no, or insufficient, health insurance)

It seems like the main public I have in my mind for this project are people who are against a regulated healthcare system in the US.