Clinical laboratory, analysis different parameters of the body and provides an overview of the function of the body, which helps in the diagnosis of many diseases. Through preventive screening it helps in the early detection of many risk factors and diseases and thus aids in risk factors counteractive measures. Thus laboratory testing can save lives as well as improve quality of life.

Lab helpline has been designed by DR. ROHINI KALHAN M.D to help common person as a patient to understand the background of a” laboratory test” with normal values and conditions causing increased and decreased values. It also briefly gives interfering factors, thus precautions to be taken during testing. This also has a section of “common diseases/clinical symptoms” and what tests are important in those conditions along with “common abbreviations written by doctor”.

Family physician can also have an overview of the important tests along with conditions associated with it. It has a section about new tests being introduced in the medical science along with updates about new diseases and their control programs.

There is a section on “Alarming and critical values” for when medical help should be immediately solicited.

A section on “drugs affecting the tests” helps in evaluating affect of different drugs on different tests.

This site will also give a list of tests being carried out in India along with a rough” rate list” to give patients an idea about the cost of the test.

It also has a list of commonly offered "profiles".

This site is an ongoing process and more tests will be added and previous tests will be updated.