在这一期的“Ask Me Anything”中，Peter深入解析了实验室检测如何帮助我们了解心血管疾病、癌症、阿尔茨海默症等疾病与长寿的关系。他通过两个病例研究，展示了实验室检测结果如何影响他的诊断和治疗计划。

🧬 重要的实验室检测和参考范围：Peter讨论了哪些检测对于评估健康和疾病风险至关重要，并解释了这些检测的参考范围。

🩺 实验室检测在长寿目标中的位置：探讨了如何将实验室检测融入到追求长寿的整体目标中。

🏥 疾病预防与反应式医疗体系：分析了当前医疗体系在预防疾病方面的不足。

💊 慢性疾病的四大支柱和健康期的三大组成部分：详细阐述了影响健康期和慢性疾病的关键因素。

🖤 动脉粥样硬化的风险评估：讨论了实验室检测在评估动脉粥样硬化风险方面的作用。

🩸 冠状动脉钙化分数（CAC）的解读：如何根据年龄解读CAC检测结果。

🔬 癌症的实验室检测和液体活检的未来：探讨了实验室检测在癌症诊断中的作用及液体活检的前景。

🧠 阿尔茨海默症的风险评估：分析了驱动阿尔茨海默症的因素以及实验室检测在评估风险中的作用。

🏋️‍♂️ 健康期与身体的关系：讨论了实验室检测在评估身体状态和内分泌系统中的作用。

🔍 实验室检测的实用性总结：对实验室检测在提供深刻、合理或差强人意的洞察力方面进行了总结。

👨‍⚕️ 病例研究：Peter通过两个心血管疾病病例，展示了实验室检测在诊断和治疗中的作用。

In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter explains his framework for understanding what lab tests can (and cannot) inform us as it pertains to overall longevity, with a specific focus on atherosclerosis, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and the physical body. Additionally, Peter shares details into two patient case studies around cardiovascular disease, including how the lab results influenced his diagnosis and treatment plan for the patients. Once again, Bob Kaplan, Peter’s head of research, will be asking the questions. If you’re not a subscriber and listening on a podcast player, you’ll only be able to hear a preview of the AMA. If you’re a subscriber, you can now listen to this full episode on your private RSS feed or on our website at the AMA #14 show notes page.

We discuss:

Important lab tests and reference ranges [2:35]; How lab testing fits into the overall objective of longevity [4:25]; A healthcare system set up to react to a disease rather than prevent it [8:00]; The four pillars of chronic disease, and the three components of healthspan [14:30]; Atherosclerosis—How much can labs tell us about risk? [18:00]; Coronary calcium score (CAC)—Interpreting results based on your age [24:15]; Cancer—What lab work can tell you, and the future of liquid biopsies [28:00]; Alzheimer’s disease—What’s driving Alzheimer’s disease, and what labs can tell you about your risk [33:15]; Healthspan and the physical body—Where lab testing fits, the endocrine system, and zone 2 testing [39:00]; Summarizing the usefulness of lab testing—Where it gives great, reasonable, or lousy insight [43:15]; Patient case study—Elevated Lp(a): Understanding ApoB, and how cholesterol levels get reduced [45:30]; Patient case study—Familial hypercholesterolemia [59:30]; Coming up on a future AMA [1:10:30]; and More.

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