Had some blood tests today, any medical bods tell me what they were looking for...

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List of tests was as follows: bc, fer, esr, t, iral, ianf, uel

Any ideas?

fer I think is ferritin/iron as I'm potentially anaemic. But what are the others?

Thank you for any help.

I think I know some of them:

bc - blood count
fer - ferritin
esr - inflammation marker

yes blood count
iron
esr as MA says it shows if you have inflammation somewhere

dunno
dunno

er- university of east London?

Thanks.

ianf is atrial natriuretic factor according to google which is Blood Stuff.

university of east london, why not....

According to google ianf = Iranian Aryan National Front.

www.numberonehealth.co.uk/dynamicdata/BloodResults.php......might help you!

oh dear. They're testing my blood for militant niche political interest.

Thanks nickschick, still none the wiser.

I've successfully convinced myself the GP suspects something serious and is testing for it before breaking it to me.

Bumpety bump.

LOL - if it's not even googleable, it must also be extremely rare

Does your GP have extremely shit handwriting?

labtests lists most blood tests

t = thyroid ?
What are your symptoms ?

I've got sore wrists/hands/fingers with shooty pains and pins and needles, some numbness too. Started getting similar feelings in my feet.

I'm very, very worried.

It wasn't handwritten, it was typed!

GP is Dutch though, maybe I need to start looking on google.dutch instead. He's lovely and I was very swayed by his breezy 'oh we'll rule out lots of things, don't worry too much' line and didn't demand to know if he suspected something terrible.

www.labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/analytes/a1a.html

UEL I would think is Urea and Electrolytes

I would be willing to bet the iral is iron because you would order an iron level if you were ordering ferritin.
No idea on ianf though.
I don't think there are nationally agreed abbreviations it depends on the local lab. For instance urea & electrolytes is U&E in most hospitals but EC in the one I currently work at.

Elecs (Urea and Electrolytes) is a common test which helps to assess the body’s general condition. It is frequently used to assess whether the kidneys are working properly or to monitor people who take various tablets such as blood pressure medication.