Join Dr. Patrick Garrett to learn everything you ever wanted to know about how to interpret your own blood work and laboratory results.

1. Dr. Patrick Garrett, DC, B.Sci, DACCN, DABFM, FAAFM, SFAAFM, BCIM
Natural Medicine / Functional Lifestyle Medicine
104 East Broadway
Newton, Kansas 67114
doctorgarrett@yahoo.com
316-212-5429
UNDERSTANDING YOUR LAB WORK

2. Who is Dr. Garrett?

3. Dr. Patrick Garrett
Chiropractic College / Medical School
12 Years of Functional Lifestyle Practice
Specializing in reversing acute & chronic
conditions naturally
Patients / clients all over the country & world
Clinical focus on reversing diabetes, asthma,
allergies, eczema, psoriasis, migraines and
epigenetic food therapy.
Physician

4. Postgraduate Educator
300 Hour / 2 Year Diplomate Functional Medicine
/ Clinical Nutrition Program in Denver, Colorado
National Speaker
Internal Disorders
Functional Medicine
Applied Nutrition & Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Nutrition
Functional Approaches to Reversing Diseases
National Speaker

5. Lifestyle Medicine Program
Celiac Disease
Lifestyle Medicine – Metabolic Syndrome & Nutrition
Lifestyle Medicine – Stress Management
Lifestyle Medicine – Weight Management
Lifestyle Medicine – Prescribing Exercise
Lifestyle Medicine – Osteoporosis
Lifestyle Medicine – The Biology of Normal Sleep &
Consequences of Insufficient Sleep
Infertility & Endocrinology & More
Postdoctoral Education

6. Lifestyle Medicine Program
Lifestyle Practices for Weight Management & Health Promotion
Models of Behavior Modification
The Pressure System Model of Lifestyle Counseling in Primary Care
Rationale for Lifestyle & Weight Management Counseling
Weight Bias in Clinical Settings: Improving Health Care Delivery for
Obese Patients
Postdoctoral Education

7. Diplomate of the American Board of Functional Medicine
Board Certified in Integrative Medicine
Diplomate of the American College of Clinical Nutrition
Senior Fellow of the American Academy of Functional
Medicine
Diplomates & Certifications

8. Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association– Member
American Academy of Integrative Medicine – Member
Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine - Member
American Board of Functional Medicine - Past President
American Academy of Functional Medicine - Chairman of the Board of Directors
Green Med Info – Board Member
Bloodid - Medical Director
Leadership / Membership

9. Current Trends in American health
 37th in quality of health
 3:4 chronically sick
 52% misdiagnosis / treatment
 Generation XXL  28 years of lost lifespan
 Cancer  from 1:8000 to 1:2
 Heart Disease  18 x more people
 Diabetes Type 2  0:0 – 1:2
 Fibromyalgia  0:0 – 1:10
 Thyroid Disorders  rare -1:10

10. Why do you need to know about
lab interpretations?
52%!
Wrong

11. Why you need lab work
 Symptoms  External expression of internal condition
 Blood work  Internal function of internal organs
 Liver function
 Blood sugar function
 Kidney function
 Hydration
 Electrolyte metabolism
 Inflammation
 Etc…

12. The basics
 Basic Metabolic Panel (8) versus Complete Metabolic Panel (14)
 Blood sugar metabolism
 Fasting blood glucose
 Additional test
 Fructosamine
 A1c
 Insulin
 Caveat: Vitamin C raises blood sugar on tests

13. The basics
 Kidney function
 eGFR
 Creatinine
 BUN
 Concern: Meds!!!!

14. The basics
 Electrolytes
 Calcium
 Potassium
 Chloride
 Phosphorus
 Concern: Drug nutrient depletion

15. The basics
 Liver function
 Alkaline phosphatase
 Bilirubin
 AST
 ALT
 Optional test
 GGT
 Concern: Meds & Tylenol & S.A.D.

16. The basics
 Protein metabolism
 Total protein
 Albumin
 Globulin
 Additional test
 Uric Acid

17. The basics
 Blood
 RBC
 Hemoglobin
 Hematocrit
 MCV
 MCH / MCHC
 RDW
 Platelets

18. The basics
 Immune cells
 White blood cells
 Neutrophils
 Lymphocytes
 Monocytes
 Eosinophils
 Basophils

19. Inflammatory panel
 LDH (LD)
 ESR
 CRP
 Cardiovascular inflammatory markers
 Cardio-CRP
 HCY
 CPK (CK)

20. Lipid panel
 Cholesterol
 Total cholesterol
 HDL
 LDL
 VLDL
 Triglycerides

21. Advanced cholesterol
 Real Cholesterol
 HDL
 2 Buoyant
 3 Dense
 LDL
 Fluffy Pattern A
 Dense Pattern B
 Real risk factor
 Lp(a)
 IDL
 APO B inflammatory
 APO A anti-inflammatory
 High Sensitive CRP
 Homocystiene

22. Iron studies
 Hemoglobin
 MCV
 Reticulocyte %
 Ferritin
 Transferrin
 Total iron
 Total iron binding capacity

23. Thank you
 2nd Workshop
 Lab work discount
 More talks
 Consults