Lab trends

The line not the dot

One report says HbA1c 6.8. Twelve reports say it came down from 7.9 in a year, and the walks are working. Pushpa reads every report you add and joins the dots

Nov

7.9

Dec

7.8

Jan

7.7

Feb

7.8

Mar

7.6

Apr

7.4

May

7.3

Jun

7.2

Jul

7.1

Aug

7.0

Sep

6.9

Oct

6.8

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Every marker, every report

Pages of numbers the few that matter, up front

Her last 6 reports, 3 labs

12 markers

6 in range3 improving3 to watch

SugarAll good
HbA1cImproving
6.8%
from 7.9 · Her target, under 7
Fasting glucoseImproving
112mg/dL
from 138 · Her target, 80–130
Heart1 to watch
LDLAbove range
131mg/dL
from 104 · Under 100
On the list for Saturday
HDLIn range
53mg/dL
from 50 · 50 or more
KidneyAll good
CreatinineIn range
0.9mg/dL
Steady · 0.5–1.1
eGFRIn range
78mL/min
Steady · Above 60
ThyroidAll good
TSHImproving
2.1mIU/L
from 4.6 · 0.4–4.0
Free T4In range
1.2ng/dL
Steady · 0.8–1.8
LiverAll good
SGPTIn range
32U/L
from 38 · 7–35
AlbuminIn range
4.1g/dL
Steady · 3.5–5.0
Blood and vitamins2 to watch
HaemoglobinBelow range
11.8g/dL
from 12.6 · 12–15.5
Iron test suggested
Vitamin DBelow range
18ng/mL
from 26 · 30 or more
On the list for Saturday

The shaded band is the usual healthy range, or her target where her doctor has set one. Every lab prints its own ranges

The day the report comes in

Flagged in the morning explained in plain words

A nurse taking Amma's blood sample at home

Home collection · 8:10 am

Lipid profile and HbA1c

LDL cholesterol · 12 Oct

131 mg/dL

Above 100 · up 3 reports running

0100 · goal160190+

Pushpa, on Amma’s call tonight

Added for Dr. Mehta · Saturday

Any lab, any format

Three labs, two cities one line

The hospital printout, the PDF from the home collection, the old report in the cupboard. Different layouts, different units. Pushpa reads them all and lines every marker up as if they came from one lab