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Extreme Vata: A Case Study
by Debbie Mathis, M.A., D.Ay.
Bob, a 52 year-old male with a history of anxiety, was under a psychiatrist's care for bipolar disorder. He came to our practice because he needed a physical and because he had heard we had a "different approach to things."
He was first evaluated, as are all of our new patients, via lab work and physical exam. Lab work included CBC, a comprehensive metabolic panel, urinalysis, lipid panel, GGT, serum iron, Thyroxine (T4) sedimentation rate, and prostate-specific antigen. He had a slight elevation of polymorphonuclear cells, urine pH of 8.0 (normal is 5.0-7.5) and an elevated cholesterol of 208 (normal is 100-199). His HDL is 37 mg/dL (normal is 40-49) while his LDL was 146 (normal is 0-99). White blood cell count was at the upper reaches of normal at 9,900. All other lab results within normal limits.
