Tag: laboratory values
Measure correctly and table with normal values
People with diabetes mellitus in particular need to measure their blood sugar regularly. The value indicates how high the glucose content is in the blood. You can find out how…
Bile acids • Tasks, meaning & laboratory values
The digestion of fats (lipids) is not an easy task: the liver produces bile acid to support this process. Apart from their function in the body, bile acids can also…
Serotonin (5-HT) • What do high / low values mean?
Laboratory values A – Z Written according to the highest scientific standards and checked by experts Serotonin is a messenger substance in the human body that has many important tasks.…
Corona vaccination progress • Forecast for the end of the pandemic
Last updated: May 20, 2021 By vaccinating against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it is possible to get the corona pandemic under control. If enough people in the population are vaccinated, the…
Corona vaccination progress • Forecast for the end of the pandemic
Last updated: May 20, 2021 By vaccinating against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it is possible to get the corona pandemic under control. If enough people in the population are vaccinated, the…
Thyroid values • What do TSH, T3 & T4 mean?
The blood values for the thyroid hormones TSH, T3 and T4 provide information about how well the thyroid is working or whether there are functional disorders of the organ. Which…
CRP (C-reactive protein) • Causes of high blood values
The C-reactive protein, or CRP for short, indicates inflammation in the body. The blood count may already be elevated if there are no other symptoms such as fever or high…
Ferritin • Causes of increased value & how to lower it?
Laboratory values Written according to the highest scientific standards and checked by experts Ferritin is a protein that stores iron. The ferritin concentration shows how well the organism is supplied…
Blood count lymphocytes • Is the value too high or too low?
The lymphocytes belong to the white blood cells. They ensure that exogenous pathogens (such as bacteria) are fended off and sick and degenerated cells are destroyed. T lymphocytes attack a…
Triglycerides • How to lower too high values quickly?
Too much not only harms the heart. Proper nutrition can compensate for increased values. Triglycerides are always determined in combination with the other blood lipid values. © iStock.com/Gam1983 Triglycerides (also:…
Laboratory values checker • Understand the small and large blood count
What do your laboratory values mean? You have had your blood or urine tested in the laboratory, but what does the laboratory result mean? With the interactive laboratory value checker…