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Some Questions About Testing

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happymom Rookie
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My 19-month-old is very small so the pediatrician decided to do some testing just to make sure there's no underlying reason for it. We did blood work and his celiac screen came back above normal. I was wondering if you could help me decipher these results. There were 2 things tested--one is just called "celiac screen", and the normal range is listed as 0-23 with his result being an 83.7. The other one, which is not back yet, is called Transglutaminase IgA. My questions are as follows: With a range of 0-23, what would that test actually be? Celiac screen seems very nonspecific to me as I'm sure there are multiple tests for celiac. My other question is how much of a chance is there that he does not have celiac? The doctor said that we still have to wait for the transglutaminase IgA to come back before he'll decide if we have to see a GI and possibly do an endoscopy. Which test is more accurate for celiac--whatever this "celiac screen" seems to refer to, or transglutaminse IgA?

Thanks a lot.

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Jestgar Rising Star
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Different labs have different ranges. Without the name of the test you really can't tell anything.

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I have certainly been one to wait by the mailbox for the test results. :)

You are fortunate to have a doctor who is looking into this. You have good, normal questions, but I wonder if it is all right to wait for the present tests to play out and you have copies of the results in hand and your doctor

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I have certainly been one to wait by the mailbox for the test results. :)

You are fortunate to have a doctor who is looking into this. You have good, normal questions, but I wonder if it is all right to wait for the present tests to play out and you have copies of the results in hand and your doctor

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