We are looking at a graph from my last blood test. An eosinophil is a type of white blood cell.If a normal range of eosinophils in a body is from 0-4%, and I'm at 12%, wouldn't you think there was something wrong?Not so, says Super Awesome Nurse (who is always there to calm my hypochondria). She says it is only an issue if my complete blood panel showed inconsistencies. But my the rest of my blood work looks normal.
Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.
