🩸 Blood Tests

Blood Test Guides

23 tests available Clinician-reviewed Plain-English guides
🩸 Haematology & Blood Count

Haematology & Blood Count

CBC components, red and white cell indices, platelets, and inflammatory markers.

Blood Test · Full Panel 10 min

Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Your CBC came back with flags on multiple values. The report is a wall of numbers…

Dr. Sarah M. Chen Read guide
Haematology · Oxygen Carrier 7 min

Haemoglobin (Hgb / Hb)

Your haemoglobin came back low — or flagged. It's the single most important number in your…

Dr. Sarah M. Chen Read guide
Haematology · Red Cell Count 7 min

RBC Count (Red Blood Cell Count)

Your red blood cell count measures the number of oxygen-carrying cells per litre of blood. Alongside…

Dr. Sarah M. Chen Read guide
Haematology · Immune System 7 min

WBC Count (White Blood Cell Count)

Your WBC is elevated — or low — and you're not sure what that means. White…

Dr. Sarah M. Chen Read guide
Haematology · Infection Response 7 min

Neutrophil Count

Neutrophils are the soldiers of your immune system — the first white cells to arrive at…

Dr. Sarah M. Chen Read guide
Haematology · Clotting 7 min

Platelet Count (Thrombocyte Count)

Platelets are the tiny cells that stop you bleeding. Your count came back outside the normal…

Dr. Sarah M. Chen Read guide
Haematology · Anaemia Typing 8 min

MCV, MCH & MCHC (Red Cell Indices)

These three numbers often appear on your CBC without explanation. Together they tell your doctor exactly…

Dr. Sarah M. Chen Read guide
Inflammation · Acute Phase Markers 8 min

ESR & CRP (Inflammation Markers)

ESR and CRP are both markers of inflammation — but they rise and fall at different…

Dr. James Okafor Read guide