Lab Tests & Reports

Uric acid is one of those lab values that patients often encounter but rarely understand fully. It shows up on

Hormone panels generate some of the most confusing lab reports people encounter. The values are often unfamiliar, the reference ranges

You get a blood test. The report comes back with four or five numbers – serum iron, ferritin, TIBC, transferrin

Folate deficiency is less common in the United States than it once was – largely because of mandatory folic acid

You’ve had bloodwork done and the report shows something called PT or INR – maybe flagged, maybe not. If you’re

You get a liver function panel back and bilirubin is flagged. Or your doctor mentions it while reviewing your results

Your liver function panel came back with two numbers flagged – ALT elevated, AST slightly elevated, ratio sitting at something

Your blood pressure was checked. The nurse called out two numbers. You nodded, got dressed, and left — probably with

Your doctor ordered a CRP test. Or maybe it showed up flagged on a routine panel and nobody explained it

Your blood test report comes back with a row of numbers – sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium – and