Blood, HOS Profiles Page 4
BLOOD PROFILE (continued)
Hepatitis Be Antibody (HBeAb) - Conversion
from HBeAg to Hepatitis Be Antibody (HBeAb) usually indicates recovery from HBV
infection. In the cases where HBeAg is never expressed, there is no chance of
developing these protective antibodies.
Reference Range: Negative
Hepatitis Be Antigen (HBeAg) - is a
marker of viral replication. HBeAg becomes detectable in acute and chronic HBV
infection, and persistence beyond ten weeks is found in chronic liver disease.
However, 10 to 40% of various hepatitis B populations never exhibit HBeAg, and these cases
may tend to be more severe.
Reference Range: Negative
Hepatitis C Virus Antibody (HCVAb) - positivity
is strongly indicative of late acute or chronic hepatitis C infection.
Reference Range: Negative
HIV-1 - Presence of antibodies to the
HIV-1 virus indicates infection by the aids virus. In all cases of reactive results,
confirmatory testing will have been performed.
Reference Range: Non-Reactive
LDH - Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH) is
elevated in chronic heart failure, various acute and chronic diseases (including general
stress reactions) and about 50% of cancer patients. It is also elevated in hemolyzed
sera.
Reference Range: 100 to 240 U/L
LDL - Low Density Lipoprotein - Increased
levels of Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL) are an indication of increased risk of
ateriosclerotic heart disease.
Reference Range: 0 to 129 mg/dl
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) - is
normally produced only in the prostate and when elevated may indicate prostate infection,
infarction, hypertrophy or cancer.
Reference Range: 0 to 4.0 ng/mL
Total Protein - is composed primarily of
Albumin and Globulin. Increases in Total Protein concentration are usually due to
increases in Globulin. Decreases are usually associated with the decline of Albumin.
Reference Range: 6.5 to 8.5 g/dL
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