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What Does My Blood Test Report Indicate?
Question: I just got my blood work back and my alt is 35,Hematocrit is 46.0 and red blood cell count is 5.26.My doctor sent for these tests because of Multiple sclerosis medication .What does this mean?
Brief Answer:
Reports are normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello Babsy209,
I have gone through your question and undersatnd your concerns.
The blood investigations are normal .
These are advised as avonex has side effects of liver damage and blood problem due to effect on bone marrow.
The drug is usually continued life long if adequately controlling diseases without significant side effects.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Reports are normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello Babsy209,
I have gone through your question and undersatnd your concerns.
The blood investigations are normal .
These are advised as avonex has side effects of liver damage and blood problem due to effect on bone marrow.
The drug is usually continued life long if adequately controlling diseases without significant side effects.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
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