How to talk with your doctor about lab results (& what to ask them)

The numbers and reference ranges on lab results can be confusing to contextualize on your own. Your healthcare provider can ...
MedPage Today

Reference Ranges: Lab Values for Normal Adults

Estradiol: 2-14 ng/dL (female, follicular); 2-16 ng/dL (female, luteal); <3.5 ng/dL (postmenopausal); 1.5-5 ng/dL (male) ...
CMAJ

Levothyroxine prescribing and laboratory test use after a minor change in reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone

BACKGROUND: Prescribing of levothyroxine and rates of thyroid function testing may be sensitive to minor changes in the upper limit of the reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) that ...
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You Just Got Your Lab Results—Should You Worry?

Dr. Miller: How worried do you need to be when you receive your lab results in the mail or online before your physician's had a chance to talk to you about them? I'm Dr. Tom Miller and we're going to ...
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Nutritionist Explains Why "Normal Range" In Report Doesn't Always Mean Healthy

Nutritionist Rashi Chowdhary has urged Indians to question what their medical reports label as "normal," highlighting that surviving is not the same as thriving. In her latest health video, she ...
The Hindu

The myth of the ‘normal’: what does your lab report really mean?

When the U.S. wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was in his prime, his Body Mass Index (BMI) was around 33 kg/m², technically ‘obese’ by World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Yet no one ...