Bloodwork?

I have noticed on a couple of posts people mentioning their bloodwork results--levels of certain things in relation to how the disease is progressing. My doctor has never talked to me about any results or numbers revolving around blood tests. I have recently started Imuran (generic version, but it's too hard to spell) and I go in Dec. 4th, and she indicated at that time that she would be checking bloodwork revolving around the Imuran--but I think it's to make sure that I'm not reacting negatively to it in some way. Are there other indicators that I should ask about? I want to get as much info as I can when I go in for the appt. and it helps to be armed with the right questions.

I tried searching "bloodwork" but can't find the things I was looking for. Not sure how else to find these old posts...

Thanks!

Thanks! Sounds like I'm not missing valuable information, but I'll ask her about CRP levels.

I take blood tests all the time - doing bloodwork.

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For example:

ALT (SGPT) $8
AST (SGOT) $8
Bilirubin, Total $8
Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) $12
Complete Blood Count $10
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $15
Creatinine, Urine Random $8
CRP $8
Estridiol (Estrogen) $40
Fecal Occult Blood (FOBT) $23
Ferritin $20
Folate $21
Glucose $6
Hemoglobin A1C $14
Lipid Panel $19
Liver Function Panel (LFT) $12
Microalbumin, Urine $9
Protime (PT) $6
...

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