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When lab results are persistently abnormal but unexplained

I've had the same 'slightly abnormal' result on three different tests and no one can tell me what it means or if I should be concerned.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Medical uncertainty about the significance of test results creates a liminal space of unresolved concern and ambiguous health status.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Laboratory tests and reading your results?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.