{"id":21,"date":"2026-08-20T13:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/understanding-your-blood-test-results\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:31:22","slug":"understanding-your-blood-test-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/understanding-your-blood-test-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding your blood test results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blood samples taken at Docmed are processed by our partner laboratory, and results come back to your doctor, usually within two to three working days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading the ranges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each result is printed beside a reference range. A value slightly outside it is common and does not always mean something is wrong: ranges are set so that a small share of healthy people fall outside them. Your doctor reads the whole picture, not a single number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we contact you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a result needs action, your doctor will call you. Normal results are sent by secure message or letter. If you have not heard from us within a week, call reception and we will check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why a result slightly outside the range is not always a worry, and how your doctor will be in touch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[17,18],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diagnostics","tag-lab","tag-results"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/docmed-blocks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}