Understand Your Blood and Urine Test Results
Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Who Needs a Lipid Profile?
Blood Sugar Test
A1c, or Hemoglobin A1c
Urinalysis
Complete Blood Count
Red Blood Cell Count
White Blood Cell Count
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
Platelet Count
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SOURCES:
American Association for Clinical Chemistry: “Urinalysis,” “Thyroid-stimulating Hormone (TSH),” “Lipid Panel,” “Triglycerides,” “Platelet Count,” “White Blood Cell Count (WBC),” “White Blood Cell (WBC) Differential,” “Hemoglobin,” “Hematocrit,” “Red Blood Cell Count (RBC),” “Complete Blood Count (CBC).”
American Diabetes Association: “A1C does it all.”
American Heart Association: “What Your Cholesterol Levels Mean.”
American Society of Hematology: “Blood Basics.”
CDC: “All About Your A1C.”
Mayo Clinic: “Cholesterol Test.”
The Nemours Foundation: “When Blood Sugar Is Too High,” “When Blood Sugar Is Too Low,” “Immune System.”
FDA: “Blood Glucose Monitoring Devices.”