Quotes About Medical

There are nearly forty-six miles of nerves in the human body, and fibromyalgia, you get on every single inch of them.

I went to the doctor complaining of pain in my foot. He told me, "Gout." I said, "But I've only just walked in!"

REFERENCE RANGES FOR LDL CHOLESTEROL LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) Category Greater than 189 Very high 160 to 189 High 130 to 159 Borderline high 100 to 129 Slightly above normal Less than 100 Normal Target Range: 80 mg/dL or lower

REFERENCE RANGES FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE Fasting Blood Glucose (mg/dL) Category Higher than 125 Diabetes 100 to 125 Prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose) 65 to 99 Normal Lower than 65 Low (hypoglycemic) Target Range: 70 to 84 mg/dL

REFERENCE RANGES FOR GAMMA-GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE (GGT) Category GGT Normal Range (IU/L) GGT Target Range (IU/L) Men 0 to 65 32.5 Women 0 to 45 22.5 The GGT levels of healthy African Americans are typically twice as high as those of Caucasians. Additionally, GGT may be 25 to 50 percent higher in obese individuals, and 10 percent higher in one-pack-a-day smokers.

REFERENCE RANGES FOR RED BLOOD CELL COUNTS Category Normal RBC Count (cells/mcL) Men 4.7 to 6.1 million Women 4.2 to 5.4 million Children and Adolescents (under 18 years of age) 4.0 to 5.5 million Infants 4.8 to 7.1 million

REFERENCE RANGES FOR MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION (MCHC) Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (g/dL) Category Greater than 37 High 31 to 37 Normal Less than 31 Low

REFERENCE RANGES FOR PLATELET COUNTS Platelets (mm3)* Category Greater than 400,000 High 150,000 to 400,000 Normal Less than 150,000 Low *Depending on the testing laboratory, other units, such as microliters (?l, may be used to measure platelets.

REFERENCE RANGES FOR WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNTS White Blood Cell Count Normal Range (mcg/L) Total white blood cells 4,500 to 11,000* Neutrophils 1,800 to 7,800 (50 to 70 percent of total) Lymphocytes 1,000 to 4,800 (15 to 45 percent of total) Monocytes 0 to 800 (0 to 10 percent of total) Eosinophils 0 to 450 (0 to 6 percent of total) Basophils 0 to 200 (0 to 2 percent of total)

REFERENCE RANGES FOR PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN Total PSA (ng/mL) Category 4.0 to 10.0 High 0.0 to 4.0 Normal

REFERENCE RANGES FOR C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) CRP (mg/L) Category Greater than 2.9 High risk 1.0 to 2.9 Intermediate risk Less than 1.0 Low risk Target Range: Less than 1.0

REFERENCE RANGES FOR TOTAL VITAMIN D Total Vitamin D (ng/mL) Category Greater than 85 High 25 to 85 Normal Less than 25 Low Target Range: Ranges vary for individuals, so consult your physician.

REFERENCE RANGES FOR SERUM MAGNESIUM Category Normal Range Adult 1.8 to 2.6 mEq/L Child (2 to 18 years old) 1.7 to 2.1 mEq/L Infant 1.5 to 2.2 mEq/L

REFERENCE RANGES FOR CALCIUM Calcium (mg/dL) Category Greater than 12 Very high (Moderate to severe hypercalcemia) 10.2 to 12 High (Mild hypercalcemia) 8.6 to 10.2 Normal Less than 8.6 Low (Hypocalcemia)

But he listed Wayne's blinding as unsolved. The snake venom had bleached his pupils white, and the skin around his eye sockets had required grafts. The doctors had had to use skin from his buttocks, and because his buttocks were hairy, the skin around his eyes grew hair, too.

Our sixth child, MariaVictoria, when she was born, before any of us could hand MariaVictoria to my wife Rachel, Uncle Sam stepped in and handed her a bill for $43,000.

The laws are still very unclear. Cells are still taken from people without consent - a lot of people don't realize it.

Since I do not believe that there should be different recommendations for people living in the Bronx and people living in Manhattan, I am uncomfortable making different recommendations for my patients in Boston and in Haiti.

Bodily discomfort and emotional fear and attachment make the dying uncomfortable and fearful. So, to help those dying people, I think modern medical science has a lot of facilities to reduce pain, or perhaps not to reduce pain, but not to experience pain.

I get along well with my medical team and I have a tremendous amount of respect for them. But the idea of discussing my finances during a doctor's appointment makes me uncomfortable.

Heart issues, they happen to men, it's not uncommon.

Performing unconsented surgeries is considered battery because the patient can't voice their opinion - they're unconscious.

A patient healthy enough to undergo a kidney transplant might someday no longer need dialysis. That would free up a slot for a new patient.

In the Affordable Care Act, Congress provided access to medical care for nearly 30 million uninsured Americans. Access is critically important, but offering access to an already broken system won't provide a lasting cure. We need to ask and answer the underlying question: Access to what?