3-Month Exam (and went runnin')

[ChouDoufu]

Had the following tests done at First Affiliated Hospital to You-Jiang
Minorities Medical School:

Chest X-Ray: no abnormalities
ECG: no abnormalities
Blood Urea: 5.16 mmol/L (in range)
Creatinine: 103 umol/L (slightly elevated) doctor suspects warfarin may
be responsible
CBC (complete blood count): PDW 20.5 fL (slightly elevated) [platelet
distribution width not too important] all other parameters normal
PT-INR: 1.26 (too thick) have been at 2.20 on 5mg/day warfarin. Last
week switched to Chinese produced ?HuaFaLinNe? which may be
substandard, increased to 6.25mg/day, will retest in one week.
Echocardiogram (TTE): no abnormalities!!! EF = 57%, PG = 14mmHg,
technician says he cannot estimate the valve area (EVA) on a
replacement valve. No apparent stenosis or regurgitation.

There was no treadmill/stress test required. The total bill for all this
testing was US$50. had some time during the day....since the entire
hospital shuts down from 12:00-14:30 for noon naptime....so got in a
short run on the track.

got in four miles of trackwork without feeling too tired. once again started
off too fast, so had to cut off at 4 miles. hopefully when i have clearance
for 160+ heart rate i can go faster/longer. results as follows with an
average 8:50/mile:

1 mile 8:47
2 mile 17:30
3 mile 26:21
5 KM 27:28
4 mile 35:19

 

[Ross]

Creatinine: 103 umol/L (slightly elevated) doctor suspects warfarin may
be responsible

PT-INR: 1.26 (too thick)

Warfarin does not metabolize in the kidneys. Creatinine is elevated for some other renal reason, but not warfarin. I could say that your kidneys aren't clearing out properly which would leave you with an elevated INR, but that isn't the case.

Blasphemy! INR too low, not too thick. You need an oil change?

 

[ChouDoufu]

i'm not particularly concerned, the acceptable range at this hospital is 42-97 umol,
which appears to be an average for both male and female. i was at 103. if not caused
by blood-anti-thickener, then may be due to simvistatin, or perhaps other reasons.

per wikipedia, "The typical human reference ranges are 0.5 to 1.0 mg/dL
(about 45-90 μmol/L) for women and 0.7 to 1.2 mg/dL (60-110 μmol/L) for men."

per medicinenet, "Muscular young or middle-aged adults may have more creatinine in
their blood than the norm for the general population."

labtests online says "Creatinine blood levels can also increase temporarily as a result
of muscle injury"

so over the weekend did a 75km bike ride in the mountains. 35 km straight up, then
a 5km ride off-road along the ridgeline. very bumpy....potholes were filled with
old bricks.....chest and back and arms a little sore. that could do it right there.

 

[Ross]

blood-anti-thickener

Assimilate damn you!

 

[ChouDoufu]

Assimilate damn you!

sorry, dude, my warfarin's off, so i'm a bit thick-headed.

 

[tprice54]

Anyways.....nice workout....you are doing very good in your workouts!