Understanding what common blood tests are intended to measure can help you better interpret the results. If you have results from a recent blood test handy, please follow along.

Medically reviewed by Chika Anekwe, MD A potassium blood test is used to measure the amount of potassium in your blood. It is part of a panel of blood tests called a basic metabolic panel (BMP ...

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The study, published Sunday in the journal JAMA, found that about 90 percent of the time the blood test correctly identified whether patients with memory problems had Alzheimer’s.

It addresses a long-standing challenge for laboratories and clinicians: how to systematically integrate previous test results for a person when interpreting a newly obtained test result.

Hicks' blood work also included tests for HbA1c, a marker for long-term blood sugar control, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), both of which returned normal results .

Similarly, if you get a blood test that is classed as abnormal because it is outside the range of 95 per cent of the population, don’t panic – it may be entirely normal for you.