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name: understand-my-lab-results-in-plain-english
description: "Paste your results and find out what each value means, what's flagged, and which questions to ask your doctor."
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# Understand my lab results in plain English

Paste your results and find out what each value means, what's flagged, and which questions to ask your doctor.

## Inputs

Ask the person for any of these you do not already have:

- **Your results or the notes (paste the text)** (`{{results}}`). Remove your name, date of birth and ID numbers before pasting.. Example: Hemoglobin 11.2 g/dL (L) ref 12.0-15.5. Ferritin 9 ng/mL (L) ref 15-150. TSH 2.1 ref 0.4-4.0. Vitamin D 18 ng/mL (L) ref 30-100. Fasting glucose 94 ref 70-99.

## Instructions

Explain these lab results to me in plain English: {{results}}
Go through each item and tell me, in one or two plain sentences each, what the test measures and what it is roughly for. Then list which values are flagged as outside the reference range, and for each one, explain what "high" or "low" on that test can generally mean, in the same plain language, including the common everyday reasons (like diet, sleep, or a recent illness) alongside the ones a doctor would want to look into. Then give me a short list of questions to ask my doctor about these results, in the order that matters most.
Rules: do not diagnose me, do not tell me what I have, and do not recommend treatments or supplements. Say clearly that only my clinician can interpret these results together with my history. If a result is missing its unit or reference range, say so rather than assuming one. If something looks like it could need urgent attention, tell me to contact my doctor promptly, and say why in plain words.

## Afterwards

Ask the person "Did it work? (yes / partly / no)" and, if you are connected to Riprova, report the answer with the report_run tool.