Plain-English guides to understanding your health reports, written for Indian patients.
Everyone talks about cortisol as the stress hormone, but the blood test for it is more nuanced than most people expect - and a single high reading rarely means what you think.
Read more →A normal serum calcium reading does not mean your bones are getting enough calcium - your body borrows from bone to keep blood levels stable, and that borrowing is invisible on a standard test.
Read more →Your CBC says eosinophils are high and the lab circles it in red. Allergies? Parasites? Something worse? Here's the complete guide to eosinophilia in an Indian context.
Read more →The Widal test is the most over-interpreted blood test in India. A positive result with 'significant titres' sounds alarming - but here's what it actually means.
Read more →Testosterone testing is rising fast in India as men become more aware of hormonal health - but most men who get tested have no idea how to read the report or what actually causes low levels.
Read more →Electrolyte panels appear on almost every hospitalisation report, yet most patients have no idea what sodium and potassium levels actually control - or when a small deviation becomes genuinely dangerous.
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