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Are you looking for a well-rounded health check that assesses fundamental markers for your wellbeing? Our Advanced Essential Blood Test allows you to analyse your health status on a variety of markers.
Are you looking for a well-rounded health check that assesses fundamental markers for your wellbeing? Our Advanced Essential Blood Test allows you to analyse your health status on a variety of markers.
Total cholesterol
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LDL cholesterol
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Non-HDL cholesterol
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HDL cholesterol
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Total cholesterol : HDL
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Triglycerides
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Platelet count
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MPV
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HbA1c
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Uric acid
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hs-CRP
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Iron
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TIBC
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Transferrin saturation
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Ferritin
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Urea
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Creatinine
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eGFR
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Bilirubin
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ALP
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ALT
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Gamma GT
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Total protein
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Albumin
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Globulin
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Haemoglobin
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Haematocrit
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Red cell count
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MCV
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MCH
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MCHC
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RDW
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TSH
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Free thyroxine
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Folate - serum
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Vitamin B12 - active
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Vitamin D
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Despite its name, vitamin D is actually a hormone that’s produced by your skin when it’s exposed to sunshine. Before your body can use vitamin D produced by sun exposure (known as vitamin D3), it must be converted into another form called 25 hydroxycholecalciferol (25 OH). Vitamin D (25 OH) is the major circulating form of vitamin D, and so your vitamin D (25 OH) level is considered the most accurate indicator of vitamin D supply to your body.
Vitamin D is essential for healthy bones and teeth, as it helps your body absorb calcium. It also plays a role in muscle health, immune function, and mental health.
Low vitamin D symptoms include muscle weakness, mood swings, and fatigue. Many people in the UK have low vitamin D levels, and people with dark skin and people who don’t spend much time outdoors are particularly at risk.
Small amounts of vitamin D can be obtained from food, especially oily fish, eggs, and vitamin-D fortified foods. But if you have a vitamin D deficiency, you’re unlikely to be able to improve your levels by food alone.
White cell count
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Neutrophils
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Lymphocytes
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Monocytes
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Eosinophils
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Basophils
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Prepare for your Advanced Essential Blood Test by following these instructions. Please take your sample before 10am. Take this test when any symptoms of short-term illness have settled. Avoid heavy exercise for 48 hours beforehand. Avoid fatty foods for eight hours before your test, you do not need to fast. You should take this test before you take any medication or vitamin/mineral supplements. Do not take biotin supplements for two days before this test, discuss this with your doctor if it is prescribed. Do not take vitamin B12 for two weeks prior to this test. If your B12 is prescribed ask your doctor whether to stop.
Your personalised, actionable health results are only a few clicks away. Order your test, take and post your sample, then view your results online with our doctors' comments.
MyMedichecks is your personal online dashboard where you can view your results, access clear and simple explanations about individual health markers, monitor changes in your health, and securely store information about your medical history, lifestyle, and vital statistics.
Our Advanced Essential Blood Test is an excellent health test if you're looking to assess your general health, would like to optimise your health, or to see if you are deficient in any key vitamins.
You do not need to fast for this test, but we recommend avoiding fatty foods for eight hours before taking it.
Some supplements can affect your results, so avoid taking any medication, vitamins, or minerals. And do not take biotin supplements for two days before taking our test. We also recommend you do not take vitamin B12 for two weeks before the test. If you have a biotin or vitamin B12 prescription, talk to your doctor before you stop.
Finally, heavy exercise may affect your results, so please avoid this for two days (48 hours).
Our Advanced Essential Blood Test is a comprehensive blood test that analyses key markers for liver and kidney function, cholesterol, diabetes, bone health, and inflammation, as well as an FBC, which looks at red and white blood cells. You'll also understand your thyroid function (TSH and FT4) and check nutritional markers like your levels of vitamins B12, D and folate.