Conditions
What each condition is, the lab pattern it typically shows, and how it usually feels. These pages describe; they do not diagnose.
Cardiovascular
Electrolyte
High blood calcium
Hypercalcaemia
High blood potassium
Hyperkalaemia
High blood sodium
Hypernatraemia
Low blood calcium
Hypocalcaemia
Low blood potassium
Hypokalaemia
Low blood magnesium
Hypomagnesaemia
Low blood sodium
Hyponatraemia
Endocrine
Overactive thyroid
Hyperthyroidism
Underactive thyroid
Hypothyroidism
Overactive parathyroid gland
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Mildly underactive thyroid
Subclinical hypothyroidism
Genetic
Carrier of beta-thalassaemia
Beta-thalassaemia trait
A harmless inherited cause of high bilirubin
Gilbert syndrome
Iron overload
Hereditary haemochromatosis
Hematologic
Anaemia caused by long-term illness
Anaemia of chronic disease
Anaemia from red cells breaking down too fast
Haemolytic anaemia
Low iron causing anaemia
Iron deficiency anaemia
Low white blood cell count
Leukopenia
Too many red blood cells
Polycythaemia
Low platelet count
Thrombocytopenia
Hepatic
Liver damage from alcohol
Alcohol-related liver disease
Blocked or slowed bile flow
Cholestasis
Fatty liver
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Metabolic
Gout
Gout
A cluster of risks that travel together
Metabolic syndrome
Blood sugar higher than normal, but not diabetes
Prediabetes
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus