Dialysis blood results

From November 2021, I’m keeping a page of my monthly blood results from dialysis. This is mainly so that I have a record that is not on paper, but it also means that others can see it more easily as well.

Pre Dialysis

Biochemistry

Test	Jul22	Jun22	Apr22	Feb22	Jan22	Dec21	Nov21	Unit
Sodium	141	144	141	138	140	139	143	mmol/L
Potassium	5.3	5.0	5.2	4.4	4.6	5.2	5.5	mmol/L
Chloride	106	107	106	104	105	105	108	mmol/L
Urea	22.5	22.1	21.7	15.0	17.9	21.3	18.9	mmol/L
Creatinine	1031	1019	985	1039	1052	1186	984	μmol/L
Total CO₂ (Bicarbonate)	22.6	25.8	22.6	20.1	21.9	21.1	20.5	mmol/L
Total Protein	72	69	72	72	76	77	74	g/L
Albumin	36	37	39	38	39	41	41	g/L
Globulins	36	32	33	34	37	36	33	g/L
Total Bilirubin	11.0	21.8	16.8	14.1	12.1	15.3	13.4	μmol/L
Direct Bilirubin < >	5.4	8.5	6.3	5.4	4.4	5.1	4.5	μmol/L
Alanine Aminotransferase	22	22	12	16	10	16	13	IU/L
Aspartate Aminotransferase	21	15	16	13	8	12	9	IU/L
Alkaline Phosphatase	181	91	68	65	58	55		IU/L
Cholesterol Total		3.5	—	—	—	3.8	—	mmol/L
Triglycerides		0.56	—	—	—	0.48		mmol/L
HDL		1.17	—	—	—	1.12		mmol/L
Direct LDL		2.1	—	—	—	2.5		mmol/L
Gamma GT	140	—	72	—	32
Calcium	2.28	2.46	2.48	2.48	2.60	2.64	2.69	mmol/L
Phosphate	1.79	1.95	2.13	2.04	1.85	2.13	1.58	mmol/L
Iron	6.8	6.7	11.1	13.6	14.3	10.9	17.6	μmol/L
Latent Capacity (UIBC)	24.6	26.1	25.1	25.5	22.0	27.8	24.6	μmol/L
Total Iron Binding Capacity	31.4	32.8	36.2	39.1	36.3	38.7	42.2	μmol/L
Transferrin Saturation	21.7	20.4	30.7	34.8	39.4	28.2	41.7	%
Ferritin	877	628	413	540	610	663	549	ng/mL
Serum Folate	7.9	—	9.4	—	3.0		5.7	ng/mL
25-OH-Vitamin D2 and D3	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	nmol/L
Vitamin B12	416	—	371	—	317	—	—

Proteins

Test	Jul22	Jun22	Apr22	Feb22	Jan22	Dec21	Nov21	Unit
High Sens. C. Reactive Protein	18.4	9.6	1.4	1.2	4.1	4.1	0.8	mg/L

Endocrinology

Test	Jul22	Jun22	Apr22	Feb22	Jan22	Dec21	Nov21	Unit
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone	—	—	1.812	—	—	—	—	—
Free T4	—	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—
Parathyroid Hormone	233.2	391.9	453.4	419.4	359.3	321.3	254.2	pg/mL

Haematology

Full Blood Count

Test	Jul22	Jun22	Apr22	Feb22	Jan22	Dec21	Nov21	Unit
White Cell Count	6.32	6.77	5.16	3.93	4.45	4.86	5.13	10e9/L
Red Cell Count	2.86	3.15	3.5	3.32	3.37	3.58	3.67	10e12/L
Haemoglobin	8.4	9.6	10.6	10.4	10.3	11.1	11.4	g/dL
Haematocrit	0.259	0.291	0.33	0.316	0.313	0.335	0.347	L/L
MCV	90.6	92.3	94.3	95.2	92.9	93.6	94.6	fL
MCH	29.4	30.5	30.3	31.3	30.6	31.0	31.1	pg
MCHC	32.4	33.0	32.1	32.9	32.9	33.1	32.9	g/dL
RDW: Red Cell Distribution Width < >	13.8	13.7	12.9	13.9	12.2	12.6	12.4	%
Platelets	242	186	141	165	162	170	203	10e9/L

Differential White Cell Count

Test	Jul22	Jun22	Apr22	Feb22	Jan22	Dec21	Nov21	Unit
Neutrophils	4.35	4.85	2.80	1.81	2.40	2.33	2.84	10e9/L
Lymphocytes	1.58	1.07	1.58	1.39	1.29	1.76	1.54	10e9/L
Monocytes	0.20	0.33	0.34	0.28	0.34	0.39	0.34	10e9/L
Eosinophils	0.17	0.47	0.38	0.40	0.38	0.35	0.38	10e9/L
Basophils	0.02	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.06	10e9/L

Post Dialysis

Biochemistry

Test	Jun22	Apr22	Feb22	Jan22	Dec21	Nov21	Unit
Sodium	140	138	140	138	138	138	mmol/L
Potassium	3.6	3.3	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.8	mmol/L
Chloride	104	102	103	103	103	104	mmol/L
Urea	5.2	4.3	4.5	4.4	4.9	5.2	mmol/L
Creatinine	314	270	359	319	343	330	μmol/L
Total CO₂ (Bicarbonate)	37.5	28.5	31.5	28.4	26.5	23.2	mmol/L