Medical Tests
Understand your medical tests
What common tests measure, how to prepare, and what to discuss with your doctor. Every guide can be read in Indian languages and listened to aloud.
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Includes 8 Tests
The tests most often grouped in a full body checkup, each with its own guide.
- Thyroid Profile Total Blood
- Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbA1c)
- Glucose Fasting Blood
- Complete Urine Analysis Microscopy
- C Reactive Protein Quantitative
- Complete Hemogram (CBC)
- Lipid Profile Screening
- Liver & Kidney Function Test
What preparation is needed for this checkup?
You need to be fasting for about 10 to 12 hours before this test. Water is usually allowed; follow your laboratory’s specific instructions.
Thyroid Profile Tests and What They Can Tell You
Learn what TSH, T3 and T4 measure, how thyroid blood tests are prepared for, and why symptoms and laboratory results need to be assessed together.
HbA1c and Your Longer Term Blood Glucose
Understand HbA1c, commonly used diabetes thresholds, why fasting is usually unnecessary, and the conditions that can make a result misleading.
Fasting Blood Glucose and Diabetes Testing
Learn how to prepare for fasting plasma glucose testing, what common adult thresholds mean and why a laboratory result may need confirmation.
Complete Urine Analysis and Microscopy
Understand urine routine and microscopy, how to collect a clean sample, common findings and why a urine culture may still be needed.
C Reactive Protein and Inflammation
Discover what a quantitative CRP test can show about inflammation, why it cannot identify a cause alone and how it differs from hs CRP.
Complete Hemogram and Complete Blood Count
Learn what haemoglobin, white cells and platelets show in a complete blood count, why reference ranges vary and what follow up may be needed.
Lipid Profile and Your Heart Health
Understand LDL, HDL and triglycerides, when a fasting sample may be needed and how a lipid profile contributes to an individual heart risk assessment.
Liver and Kidney Function Tests
Learn what liver and kidney blood panels measure, their limitations and why urine albumin and follow up tests may also be important.
Understanding Medical and Blood Tests
A patient-friendly reference to blood panels, urine tests, imaging and specialist investigations, with preparation, limitations and safe record-keeping guidance.