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Understand your lab report

Understand your lab tests

Plain-language guides to the most common blood-test results — what's normal, what a high or low value means, and the food and lifestyle steps that help. Then turn your whole report into a personalized plan.

SGPT (ALT)
Liver · High SGPT (ALT): What It Means and What to Do
Hemoglobin
Blood count · Normal Hemoglobin Levels and What Low Hemoglobin Means
Total Cholesterol
Lipids · Cholesterol Levels: What's Normal and What to Do About High Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Lipids · High Triglycerides: What They Mean and How to Lower Them
Uric Acid
Metabolic · Uric Acid: Normal Range and What High Uric Acid Means
Fasting Blood Sugar
Diabetes · Fasting Blood Sugar: Normal Range and What High Sugar Means
Creatinine
Kidney · Creatinine: Normal Range and What High Creatinine Means
TSH (Thyroid)
Thyroid · TSH Levels: What's Normal and What High or Low TSH Means
Vitamin D
Vitamins · Vitamin D: Normal Levels and What Deficiency Means
HbA1c
Diabetes · HbA1c: Normal Range and What a High HbA1c Means
Vitamin B12
Vitamins · Vitamin B12: Normal Levels and What Low B12 Means
ESR
Inflammation · ESR: Normal Range and What a High ESR Means
Platelet Count
Blood count · Platelet Count: Normal Range and What Low Platelets Mean
Calcium
Metabolic · Blood Calcium: Normal Range and What High or Low Means
Bilirubin
Liver · Bilirubin: Normal Range and What High Bilirubin Means
SGOT (AST)
Liver · SGOT (AST): Normal Range and What a High Result Means
CRP
Inflammation · CRP Test: What a High Result Actually Tells You
Blood Urea
Kidney · Blood Urea: Normal Range and What High Urea Means
Serum Ferritin
Blood count · Ferritin: What Low Ferritin Means for Your Iron Stores
Total WBC Count
Blood count · WBC Count: Normal Range and What High or Low Means
T3 & T4
Thyroid · T3 and T4: Normal Ranges and Reading Them With TSH
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
Liver · Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP): Normal Range and What High ALP Means
Postprandial (PP) Blood Sugar
Diabetes · PP Blood Sugar: Normal Range Two Hours After a Meal
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
Men's health · High PSA: What It Means and What Happens Next
eGFR
Kidney · Low eGFR: What It Means for Your Kidneys
LDL Cholesterol
Lipids · High LDL Cholesterol: What It Means and How to Lower It
HDL Cholesterol
Lipids · Low HDL Cholesterol: What It Means and How to Raise It
Lipoprotein(a)
Lipids · Lipoprotein(a): What a Raised Lp(a) Means
Urine Microalbumin (ACR)
Kidney · High Urine Microalbumin: What It Means
FSH
Women's health · High FSH: What It Means Around Menopause
Homocysteine
Metabolic · High Homocysteine: What It Means and What to Check Next

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What reading a report properly actually involves

The US National Library of Medicine sets out how to understand your lab results — what a reference range is, why “normal” differs from one laboratory to the next, and what a value outside the range does and does not mean. Worth reading on its own, and a fair measure of the work this site does for you against your own report.

Note: These guides are general education, not medical advice. Reference ranges vary by lab — always use the range printed on your own report and consult a qualified doctor.