Lab tests explained
What 131 common tests measure, in plain language, with a converter for the units different labs print. Every explanation describes the test — what your own result means is a conversation for you and your doctor.
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Iron studies
Blood counts
- Hemoglobing/dL · g/L
- RBC Countmillion/µL
- WBC Count/µL · thousand/µL
- Platelet Count/µL · thousand/µL
- Hematocrit%
- MCVfL
- MCHpg
- MCHCg/dL
- RDW%
- Neutrophils %%
- Lymphocytes %%
- Eosinophils %%
- Monocytes %%
- Basophils %%
- MPVfL
- Absolute Neutrophil Count/µL · thousand/µL
- Absolute Lymphocyte Count/µL · thousand/µL
- Absolute Monocyte Count/µL · thousand/µL
- Absolute Eosinophil Count/µL · thousand/µL
- Absolute Basophil Count/µL · thousand/µL
- PDWfL
- Plateletcrit%
- P-LCR%
- RDW-SDfL
- Immature Granulocytes %%
- Immature Granulocyte Countthousand/µL
- Nucleated RBC %%
- Nucleated RBC Countthousand/µL
- Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio
Lipids
Thyroid
Vitamins
Liver
Kidney & electrolytes
Metabolic & inflammation
Urine
Other
- Lactate DehydrogenaseU/L
- Hemoglobin A%
- Hemoglobin A2%
- Hemoglobin F%
- AmylaseU/L
- LipaseU/L
- Homocysteineµmol/L
- Aluminiumµg/L
- Antimonyµg/L
- Arsenicµg/L
- Bariumµg/L
- Berylliumµg/L
- Bismuthµg/L
- Cadmiumµg/L
- Caesiumµg/L
- Chromiumµg/L
- Cobaltµg/L
- Leadµg/L
- Manganeseµg/L
- Mercuryµg/L
- Molybdenumµg/L
- Nickelµg/L
- Seleniumµg/L
- Silverµg/L
- Strontiumµg/L
- Thalliumµg/L
- Tinµg/L
- Uraniumµg/L
- Vanadiumµg/L
- ESRmm/hr