Which blood tests your doctor orders for common symptoms — what they look for and what the results mean.
Anaemia, thyroid, B12 — blood tests for tiredness.
CommonIron, thyroid, hormones — medical causes of hair fall.
MetabolicThyroid, insulin, cortisol — hormonal weight gain tests.
DigestiveCoeliac, thyroid, IBS — tests for persistent bloating.
CommonTests for medical causes of reduced appetite.
DigestiveBlood tests when nausea persists beyond illness.
Uric acid, RF, anti-CCP, CRP — joint pain panel.
MusculoskeletalBlood tests for inflammatory vs mechanical back pain.
UrgentTroponin, D-Dimer, ECG — cardiac workup explained.
NeurologicalBlood tests for medical causes of persistent headache.
Thyroid, electrolytes, anaemia — palpitation causes.
RespiratoryBlood tests for breathlessness — anaemia, heart, lungs.
CirculatoryKidney, liver, heart failure — oedema blood tests.
UrgentEmergency and routine chest pain investigations.
Blood tests — anaemia, blood pressure, inner ear.
NeurologicalB12, diabetes, thyroid — nerve symptom blood tests.
NeurologicalReversible causes — thyroid, B12, glucose.
NeurologicalCK, thyroid, Vitamin D, potassium — weakness causes.
Bilirubin, liver tests — what causes jaundice.
SkinHaemoglobin, ferritin, B12 — anaemia and pallor.
SkinBlood tests for allergic, autoimmune and infectious rashes.
CommonThyroid, glucose, infection — causes of night sweats.