Platelets: what the test shows and why it matters for athletes
Platelets in a complete blood count: what PLT, MPV, PDW and plateletcrit mean, how training affects the result and when an athlete should monitor the indicator.
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Platelets above or below normal: causes in athletes and what to do
Why platelets can be higher or lower than normal in athletes: training, dehydration, iron deficiency, infections, medications. When to repeat the test and when to see a doctor urgently.
White blood cells: what the test shows and why it matters for athletes
White blood cells and the differential: what neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils show, how training changes the test and why an athlete should monitor it.
White blood cells above or below normal: causes in athletes and what to do
Leukocytosis and leukopenia in athletes: exertion, infections, corticosteroids, energy deficiency, benign neutropenia. How to work out the cause and when a doctor is needed.
Fasting insulin and the HOMA-IR index: what the test shows and why it matters for athletes
Fasting insulin and HOMA-IR: how the index is calculated, what it says about insulin sensitivity, the limitations of the method and why an athlete should monitor carbohydrate metabolism.
Fasting insulin and the HOMA-IR index above or below normal: causes in athletes and what to do
Elevated or low fasting insulin and HOMA-IR in athletes: visceral fat, detraining, sleep, corticosteroids, low-carbohydrate nutrition, energy deficiency. What to do and when to see an endocrinologist.
Albumin: what the test shows and why it matters for athletes
Albumin in a biochemical blood test: the functions of the protein, reference ranges, the effect of training and hydration, the connection with calcium and why albumin is not an accurate marker of «protein nutrition».
Albumin above or below normal: causes in athletes and what to do
Albumin above or below normal in an athlete: dehydration, inflammation, liver, kidneys, losses through the intestine, overhydration. A step-by-step plan of action and which tests to add.
Total protein: what the test shows and why it matters for athletes
Total blood protein: what the indicator consists of, how to calculate globulins and the A/G ratio, what electrophoresis gives and why the test does not reflect the amount of protein in an athlete's diet.
Total protein above or below normal: causes in athletes and what to do
Total protein above or below normal in an athlete: dehydration, chronic inflammation, gammopathies, diseases of the liver, kidneys and intestine. How to work it out through albumin and globulins and what to do.
Platelets: what the test shows and why it matters for athletes
Platelets in a complete blood count: what PLT, MPV, PDW and plateletcrit mean, how training affects the result and when an athlete should monitor the indicator.
Platelets above or below normal: causes in athletes and what to do
Why platelets can be higher or lower than normal in athletes: training, dehydration, iron deficiency, infections, medications. When to repeat the test and when to see a doctor urgently.