Blood Tests at Home: Fasting Times and Preparation Rules
How many hours should you fast before a blood test, can you drink water and should you take your medicines? A preparation guide for accurate home bloo...

How many hours should you fast before a blood test, can you drink water and should you take your medicines? A preparation guide for accurate home bloo...
Which patients are suitable for home chest and bone X-rays with portable equipment? Radiation safety, preparation and reporting.
Fatigue, forgetfulness, numbness and hair loss can be caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Vitamin D, B12 and ferritin tests and how to interpr...
What do haemoglobin, white cells, platelets and MCV show? Possible meanings of low and high results and what to keep in mind when reading your CBC.
What can home ultrasound and colour Doppler examine? Signs of deep vein thrombosis, abdominal and kidney ultrasound, preparation and reporting.
The difference between urinalysis and urine culture, how to give a midstream sample, sampling from catheterised patients, and what white cells, nitrit...
Which tests are included in a check-up and what should be added after 40, 50 and 65? The scope of home check-up packages and how results are reviewed.
What creatinine, eGFR, urea and urine albumin tests reveal about kidney health, why monitoring matters in older age and how results affect medicine do...
Why INR must be checked regularly on warfarin, target ranges, foods and medicines that affect INR, bleeding signs and home INR monitoring.
When is an electrocardiogram requested, how is it recorded at home and what can it reveal? Home ECG for palpitations, follow-up and medicine monitorin...
What HbA1c shows, how it differs from fasting glucose, and which tests people with diabetes need and how often: a guide to home monitoring.
Why liver enzymes rise: the meaning of ALT, AST, ALP, GGT and bilirubin, fatty liver disease, medicine effects and follow-up advice.
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