Plain-English guides to understanding your health reports — written for Indian patients.
Your LFT report has 8–10 values and most people have no idea what any of them mean. Here's a plain-language guide to every parameter — and what to do if one is flagged.
Read more →High creatinine on your KFT report? Here's a plain-language breakdown of every kidney marker — what's normal, what's not, and when to act.
Read more →Feeling tired all the time? Low ferritin or haemoglobin on your report could explain it. Here's what serum iron, TIBC, and ferritin actually mean.
Read more →Uric acid flagged on your blood test? Here's what hyperuricaemia means, why gout happens, and which diet and lifestyle changes actually work.
Read more →ESR or CRP flagged on your report? These are inflammation markers — here's what they measure, why they go up, and when you should follow up.
Read more →Which tests should you actually get, how do you prepare, and what do you do with the results? Everything you need to know before your next checkup.
Read more →Your Complete Blood Count report has 12 parameters and a lot of numbers. Here's what each one actually means - and which ones you should pay close attention to.
Read more →Your lipid profile report has four key numbers - and most people only worry about the wrong one. Here's what each value actually tells you.
Read more →Both tests measure blood sugar, but they answer completely different questions. Here's when to use each, what the numbers mean, and why your doctor might order both.
Read more →Thyroid tests confuse people because the "controlling" hormone (TSH) moves in the opposite direction to the thyroid hormones. Here's the logic behind the numbers.
Read more →India has some of the highest rates of Vitamin D and B12 deficiency in the world - despite being a sun-drenched, largely vegetarian country. Here's why, and what your lab report is actually telling you.
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