Lab Tests

Doctor-reviewed guides to the blood tests Indian labs actually run: what each value measures, the normal range, and what to do about a result outside it.

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Hemoglobin Normal Range: Levels by Age, Low & High Hb

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

What 13–17 g/dL for men and 12–15 for women mean, where the WHO 2024 anemia cut-offs sit in pregnancy and childhood, and the reasons a hemoglobin drops.

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RBC Count Normal Range: Men, Women, Low & High

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

What 4.5–5.5 million/µL means for men and 3.8–4.8 for women, why a healthy Indian can sit outside the printed range, and the pattern that points to thalassemia trait.

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WBC Count: Normal Range, and What Moves It Up or Down

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

Normal WBC count is 4,000 to 11,000 cells per microliter. What TLC and DLC mean on your report, what moves the count up or down, and when to see a doctor.

A microscopy-style render on a black background: at right, a dense clump of activated platelets, each a pale spiky body with long thin arms, tangled together in a web of fine fibrin strands; at left, four smooth lens-shaped platelets float free.

Platelet Count: What Low Platelets Mean, in Dengue and Beyond

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

What 1 lakh or 70,000 actually means, why platelets fall in dengue and when they recover, and the warning signs that matter more than the number.

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Widal Test: Normal Range, 1:80, 1:160 and What It Misses

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

What 1:80 and 1:160 mean, why healthy Indians test positive, when the Widal misses typhoid, and the test that actually confirms it.

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Ferritin Test: Normal Range, Low & High Levels

Reviewed by Dr. B. Akash Reddy, MBBS

The WHO cut-offs, why Indian lab ranges differ, what 12, 18 or 25 means, and why ferritin falls long before haemoglobin does.

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GLP-1 Blood Tests Before Ozempic, Mounjaro or Wegovy

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

No single GLP-1 blood-test panel is mandated. What doctors commonly check before Ozempic, Mounjaro or Wegovy in India, and which results change the plan.

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LFT Test: Normal Ranges and How to Read Your Liver Report

Reviewed by Dr. B. Akash Reddy, MBBS

What an LFT measures, normal SGPT and SGOT ranges, what a raised value means in India, whether fasting is needed, and what it costs.

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Full Body Checkup in India: Tests, Cost, Fasting & Results

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

A full body checkup is blood and urine, not a scan. What the seven core panels find, what it should cost, whether to fast — and why the value is in what you do after the report.

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CBC Test (Complete Blood Count): What Every Value Means

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

What a CBC measures, normal ranges for men and women, what high and low values mean, and the next test by pattern.

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HbA1c Test: Normal Range, Levels Chart & What Your Result Means

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

HbA1c ranges, glucose (eAG) chart, how to lower it — and the India caveat that anemia can skew results.

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Vitamin D Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

Vitamin D deficiency signs, causes, and what treatment actually looks like — why it is common in India and who really needs testing.

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Thyroid Test (TSH, T3, T4): What Your Results Actually Mean

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

How to read TSH, T3 and T4 — and why one number can shift without meaning what you fear.

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Kidney Function Test (KFT/RFT): Normal Range and How to Read Your Report

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

How to read creatinine, urea, eGFR, uric acid and electrolytes — and when an out-of-range number is genuinely nothing versus one worth following up.

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Lipid Profile Test: Normal Range and What Your Numbers Actually Mean

Reviewed by Dr. Tarun Reddy, MBBS

How to read cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, non-HDL and ApoB — and why South Asian patterns matter.