## Summary This analysis looked at four values from your blood: two linked to how your body manages energy, one sugar measurement, and one fat measurement. Three of the four values sit outside the range printed next to them on your report. One value sits inside its printed range. This is a count only, not a reading of what the pattern means. ## What each value measures **TSH - 6.8 mU/L** (range on your report: 0.4-4.0) - What it measures: a chemical messenger your body uses to help set the pace at which it burns energy. - Where your value sits: above the printed range. **Free T4 - 0.9 ng/dL** (range on your report: 0.8-1.8) - What it measures: a hormone involved in how quickly your body uses energy, measured in its unattached form. - Where your value sits: inside the printed range. **Glucose - 104 mg/dL** (range on your report: 70-100) - What it measures: the amount of sugar circulating in your blood at the moment the sample was taken. - Where your value sits: above the printed range. **Total cholesterol - 212 mg/dL** (range on your report: <200) - What it measures: the total amount of a fatty substance your body carries in the blood and uses to build cells. - Where your value sits: above the printed range. This range has an upper limit only. ## What being outside the range means A reference range is a statistical band drawn from a general population. It is not a line between health and illness. Values that fall outside a printed range are common. Your physician reads each number alongside your history, your symptoms, any medication you take, and your earlier analyses. A single value outside its range means nothing on its own. ## Three questions for your appointment 1. My TSH is 6.8 and my free T4 is 0.9. What do you take from those two numbers read together? 2. The cholesterol range on my report is written as "<200", with no lower number. How should I read a range written that way? 3. Was my glucose sample taken after fasting, and does that change how you read the 104? *This explanation is informational only, and only your treating physician can interpret these results.*