Understand your tests

Every value on your report, explained

The 46 values MedicaCare AI reads, what each one measures, and the other names your laboratory might print it under. We do not publish reference ranges — yours are on your own report, and they are the ones that apply to you.

Full blood count

The cells in your blood — how many, how big, how much they carry.

HaemoglobinAlso printed as HB, Hgb HaematocritAlso printed as Hct, PCV Red cell countAlso printed as RBC, Erythrocytes Mean cell volumeAlso printed as MCV, Mean corpuscular volume Mean cell haemoglobinAlso printed as MCH MCHCAlso printed as MCHC White cell countAlso printed as WBC, Leukocytes

Iron and vitamins

What your body has in store, rather than what is circulating today.

FerritinAlso printed as S. Ferritin, Serum ferritin IronAlso printed as Serum iron, Fe TransferrinAlso printed as Tf Vitamin B12Also printed as Cobalamin, Vit B12 FolateAlso printed as Folic acid, Serum folate Vitamin DAlso printed as 25-OH vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D

Sugar

One reading, and one that averages the last few months.

GlucoseAlso printed as Blood sugar, FBS HbA1cAlso printed as Glycated haemoglobin, A1c InsulinAlso printed as Fasting insulin

Fats

The lipid panel, as it is usually printed.

Total cholesterolAlso printed as Cholesterol, TC HDL cholesterolAlso printed as HDL, HDL-C LDL cholesterolAlso printed as LDL, LDL-C TriglyceridesAlso printed as TG, Triglyceride

Kidneys and salts

Waste products, and the salts that have to stay in a narrow band.

CreatinineAlso printed as S. Creatinine, Serum creatinine UreaAlso printed as BUN, Blood urea Uric acidAlso printed as Urate, Serum uric acid SodiumAlso printed as Na, Na+PotassiumAlso printed as K, K+ChlorideAlso printed as Cl, Cl-CalciumAlso printed as Ca, Serum calcium MagnesiumAlso printed as Mg PhosphateAlso printed as Phosphorus, PO4

Liver

Enzymes and proteins that say how the liver is working.

ALTAlso printed as SGPT, Alanine transaminase ASTAlso printed as SGOT, Aspartate transaminase Alkaline phosphataseAlso printed as ALP, Alk phos Total bilirubinAlso printed as Bilirubin, T. Bilirubin Direct bilirubinAlso printed as Conjugated bilirubin, D. Bilirubin AlbuminAlso printed as S. Albumin

Thyroid

The signal from the brain, and the hormones the thyroid makes.

TSHAlso printed as Thyroid stimulating hormone Free T4Also printed as FT4, Free thyroxine Free T3Also printed as FT3, Free triiodothyronine

Hormones

Where the reference row that applies to you depends on life stage.

OestradiolAlso printed as Estradiol, E2 ProgesteroneAlso printed as P4 TestosteroneAlso printed as Total testosterone FSHAlso printed as Follicle stimulating hormone LHAlso printed as Luteinising hormone ProlactinAlso printed as PRL

Inflammation and muscle

CRPAlso printed as C-reactive protein Creatine kinaseAlso printed as CK, CPK

Why there are no reference ranges here

Laboratories set their own ranges, based on the machines they run and the population they serve. Two labs can print different ranges for the same test, and both are right for their own patients. So MedicaCare AI reads the range printed on your report and explains your value against that one — and we publish none of our own, anywhere, ever.