Blood test
Lab Test Abbreviations: What Your Report Really Says
Laboratory test abbreviations: what your report really says The essentials at a glance A laboratory report consists of abbreviations, numbers, and arrows. Most people first notice what is printed in bold and understand last what was actually measured. This article...
Losing weight during menopause: what your body needs now
Losing Weight During Menopause: What Your Body Needs Now The Most Important Points at a Glance Losing weight is harder during menopause for understandable reasons: hormone levels change, muscle mass tends to decline, and energy needs therefore decrease while habits...
Twenty-two values show your amino acid status
Twenty-two values show your amino acid status The essentials at a glance An amino acid profile measures individual amino acids in the blood. The panel includes nine essential, ten nonessential, and three additional values. This three-way division is not accidental....
Men’s health is reflected in seventeen values
Men’s health is reflected in seventeen values The key points at a glance A panel is not a miscellany. The seventeen values in the Men’s Wellness Check are arranged into six groups, and each group answers a different question. Once...
Transferrin complements the iron panel.
Transferrin completes the picture of iron status The key points at a glance Transferrin appears on many test reports below iron and ferritin and is read least often. This is also because it has to be interpreted in the opposite...
Copper and zinc: why the ratio matters
Copper and zinc: why the ratio matters The key points at a glance There is a documented association between copper and zinc, and it runs in one direction: chronically high zinc intake affects copper metabolism. This association is why the...
Blood Values on a Plant-Based Diet: Five That Matter
Blood values in plant-based diets: five that matter The essentials Five values are regularly mentioned in connection with plant-based diets. The sources are clear about two, cautious about two, and say something surprising about one. The situation is clearest for...
Normal TSH level but still experiencing symptoms
Normal TSH level but symptoms nonetheless The essentials at a glance A TSH within the reference range is reliable information, and it is narrower than it sounds. The MSD Manual, Professional Edition, states it with an exception in the same...
CRP over time: why a single value has no direction
CRP over time: why a single value has no direction The essentials at a glance A CRP value describes a point. The number does not show whether that point lies on the way up or on the way down. IQWiG...