When you get your lab results, you are often faced with a page full of abbreviations, units and reference ranges. Seeing a high or low flag next to a value can be worrying. But a reference range is the range where most healthy people's results fall, and being slightly outside it does not always mean you have a disease. Values can also vary with age, sex, pregnancy and the method the lab uses.
The lab results tool reads the values in a photo of your report, compares them with the reference ranges and shows each one as normal, borderline or out of range. It then prepares questions you can ask your doctor about these results. You can choose a test type such as blood, urine, hormone, thyroid, blood sugar or TORCH, and add a note about what your doctor ordered or your symptoms. That way you know in advance what to ask at your appointment.
This tool provides background information and is never a medical diagnosis. A lab result only makes sense together with your symptoms, exam findings, health history and previous results. Only your doctor can assess that whole picture. The AI may misread values or miss an important detail. Always show your results to your doctor and do not make any treatment decision based on this interpretation.
What you can do
- Take a photo of your lab report with the camera or choose one from your gallery.
- Choose the test type as blood, urine, hormone, thyroid, blood sugar, TORCH or other, and add a note.
- Compares values with reference ranges and labels them normal, borderline or out of range.
- Prepares questions you can ask your doctor and flags results that may need urgent attention.
- Tells you how to take a clearer photo if the image cannot be read.
- View your previous interpretations, share a result or send it to your doctor.
How to use it
- Take a straight, well-lit photo of your lab report with every line visible, or choose one from your gallery.
- Choose the test type and, if you like, note what your doctor ordered or your symptoms.
- Tap 'Interpret with AI' and wait for the values to be reviewed.
- Show the interpretation and prepared questions to your doctor and make decisions together.
Frequently asked questions
What does reference range mean on a lab test?
A reference range is the range of values where most healthy people's test results fall. Each lab sets this range based on its own method, so you may see different ranges for the same test at different labs. A value slightly outside the range does not always mean disease, and a value inside it does not rule everything out. Your doctor does the interpreting.
Is a high value on a blood test dangerous?
Not every high value is dangerous. Fasting, what you ate recently, intense exercise, medications you take, pregnancy and even the conditions under which blood was drawn can affect the result. Small deviations in some values return to normal on a repeat test. How high a value is should be assessed together with your other results and symptoms. Your doctor makes this assessment; with critical values, seek care without delay.
Can AI interpret lab results?
AI can help by comparing your lab values with reference ranges, explaining them in plain language and preparing questions to ask your doctor. However, it cannot examine you, does not know your health history and may misread values. So its interpretation is background information, not a diagnosis. Always show your results to your doctor and get their assessment.
What blood tests are done during pregnancy?
Common tests during pregnancy include a complete blood count, blood type and Rh factor, a urinalysis, fasting blood sugar and a glucose tolerance test, thyroid tests, screening for hepatitis B, HIV and syphilis, and some infection tests. First and second trimester screening tests may also be recommended. The doctor looking after your pregnancy decides which tests are done and when.