Born in Boston, the son of touring actors David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. When he was three years old, his parents died, and he was taken into the home of John Allan, a wealthy merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who renamed him Edgar Allan Poe. In 1826 he entered the University of Virginia, staying only one year, and running up large gambling debts that John Allan refused to pay.
It is found in almost all body tissues and can be measured by a simple blood test. Normal LDH levels are generally low and range between 140 IU/liter to 333 IU/ liter. Low LDH levels are usually no cause for concern. However, elevated LDH levels may indicate cell damage.
Normal and Abnormal Test Results. Although various professional health bodies have specified the normal range for TSH to be 0.4 - 4.5 mIU/L in the past, new regulations recognize that this range is too wide. Currently, the standard reference range for TSH is 0.4 - 3.0 mIU/L. However, clinical data show that 95% of euthyroid patients fall in the range 0.4 - 2.5 mIU/L. In addition, adults with TSH levels over 2.0 mIU/L are likely to develop hypothyroidism later in life. Therefore, the ideal range of TSH is 0.4 - 2.0 mIU/L. Children, generally, have higher TSH levels than adult. The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry recommends 1.3 - 19 mUI/L for newborns. These values drop with age and by the first year, TSH level for an infant should be between 0.4 mIU/L and 7 mIU/L.