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• Five indicators on a check-up report: what the thresholds are, who sets them, and why one number can mean two things on two reports

  This article takes five indicators (selected for ease of comparison, not any ranking) — ⚠️ two of which, blood pressure and BMI, are not blood tests but

  Last updated：2026-08-31

• How do you actually read an echocardiogram report? Gradients, the official meaning of mild, and why normal does not mean nothing is wrong

  - On the mean gradient in aortic stenosis: a version saying "40–60 mmHg is moderate" differs from what the guideline prints.

  Last updated：2026-08-09

• How should you read a laboratory or imaging report? Understanding why the normal range is a property of the laboratory, not of your body

  That column on the right of your report headed "normal range" is a set of figures the laboratory issuing the report has set for itself, not a universal

  Last updated：2026-08-07