Symptom checker

A symptom check means making sense of your complaint in plain words: which causes are most likely, how urgent it is, which doctor to see and which tests to consider. Describe what's bothering you in everyday words — and in a few minutes the AI helps you understand your condition and prepare for your appointment. This is not a diagnosis. The check costs a one-time 300 RUB, no subscription; it works online and without registration. If your symptoms are dangerous or acute, don't waste time on the site — call emergency services (112).

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Scope

What we analyse

  • Describe what's wrong in plain words

    You don't need to know medical terms. Write what bothers you and where, how long it's been going on, how severe it is, and what makes it better or worse — for example, 'a dull ache in my lower right abdomen for two days now, with nausea.' The more detail you give, the more accurately the AI can work through your situation.

  • Likely causes in plain language

    The AI lists which conditions most often produce such a combination of symptoms and explains each one in simple terms. This is reference information to help you understand, not a diagnosis: only a doctor can confirm the cause after an examination and tests.

  • Urgency assessment

    The service tells you whether you can monitor it at home, book a routine appointment, or need urgent care. Warning signs — sudden pain, high fever, shortness of breath, slurred speech, or impaired consciousness — are flagged separately with advice not to delay seeking help.

  • Which doctor to see

    Based on the nature of your complaints, the AI suggests the right type of specialist: GP, surgeon, neurologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, and others. This saves time and helps you reach the right doctor straight away, instead of wandering from one office to the next.

  • Which tests to consider

    A list of work-ups typically ordered in a similar situation is matched to your complaints: complete blood count (CBC) and blood chemistry, urinalysis, C-reactive protein, thyroid hormones, and ultrasound. It's a starting point for the conversation with your doctor — the final decision stays with them.

  • Checking common scenarios

    Users most often check symptoms of appendicitis, meningitis, thyroid, kidney, and pancreas problems, and signs of stroke. The AI helps you understand how closely your complaints resemble these conditions and what to do next — without self-treatment.

  • Symptoms in a pet

    The breakdown works for animals too: describe what is happening with your cat, dog, rabbit, rodent, bird or tortoise — sneezing, lethargy, not eating, limping, drinking a lot — and the AI reasons through the likely causes for that species' biology, flags separately the signs that mean a vet today, and names which lab test or scan would clarify the picture. An animal cannot say how it feels, so the ground truth is what you observe: appetite, thirst, the litter tray, breathing, behaviour.

How it works

Three steps to a clear result

  1. Upload your data

    Take a photo of a test or scan, upload a PDF — or just describe your symptoms. Several files at once, no sign-up.

  2. AI analyses everything

    It reads test values and findings on images and checks them against reference ranges. For tests from different dates, it tracks the trend.

  3. A clear result

    What’s normal, what’s off and what it means — in plain language, with advice on which doctor to see.

Useful materials

Related articles and parameters — normal ranges, interpretation and causes of abnormalities.

Ask AI about health

How this compares to a doctor, chatbots and searching

LabReadAIDoctor visitGeneral chatbotSearch and forums
Price300 RUB one-time, no subscriptiontypically a paid appointmentfree or subscriptionfree
Timea few minutesbooking and a visitinstanthours of reading forums
Inputyour complaint in your own words; labs can be attachedcomplaints plus an examination and work-upa chat question without structurea symptom typed into a search bar
You getlikely causes, an urgency assessment, the right specialist and a test list for the visita diagnosis and treatment — something only a doctor may providea conversation about general causesanything from "it's nothing" to the scariest diagnosis in adjacent tabs
Limitsan informational guide, not a diagnosis; with acute symptoms — call 112takes time and bookingdoes not structure urgency or an action planforum self-diagnosis often scares and misleads

The check does not replace a doctor — or, in acute situations, emergency services (112). It helps you understand whom to see and with what; decisions are made by a doctor.

FAQ

Common questions

  • You describe your complaints in your own words: what bothers you, where, for how long, and how severe it is. The AI analyzes this combination and responds by explaining the likely causes in plain language, assessing urgency, and suggesting the type of doctor and the tests worth discussing at your appointment. No registration is needed.
  • No. The service does not make a diagnosis and does not replace a specialist's examination, work-up, and prescriptions. It's informational help so you can better understand your condition and prepare for your visit: what to bring up, whom to see, and which questions to ask. Any treatment is prescribed only by a doctor after an in-person consultation.
  • Text is enough: where it hurts, how long it's been going on, the nature of the pain, your temperature, what makes it better or worse, and which medications you've taken. If you have test results, you can refer to their values. The fuller you describe the picture and the history of your complaints, the more accurately the AI can work through the situation and suggest next steps.
  • Don't use the site in acute situations — call emergency services (112) right away. Dangerous signs include severe or rapidly worsening pain, high fever, shortness of breath, chest pain, confusion, facial asymmetry, slurred speech, heavy bleeding, and loss of consciousness. In these cases, every minute counts.
  • The AI relies on typical combinations of symptoms and gives a rough guide, not a definitive answer. The same complaints can occur with different illnesses, so the result should be taken as a reason to see a doctor, not as a final conclusion. Accuracy is confirmed only by an in-person examination and tests.
  • You can describe a child's complaints, but a child's body reacts differently and the risks are higher. Treat the result only as a rough guide and, if in any doubt, see a pediatrician. With a high fever, lethargy, a rash, labored breathing, or severe pain in a child, don't wait — call a doctor or an ambulance.
  • Describe the complaint in the symptom checker — the AI walks through the likely causes (poor sleep, stress, deficiencies, thyroid) and suggests which labs to discuss with your doctor. And to gauge how much your attention and memory are affected right now, try the free tools in the Brain training section: the Schulte table, memory and reaction tests — no sign-up, records stay on your device.
  • Describe the complaint in the symptom checker — the AI suggests likely causes and which doctor to see. For a quick self-check, the Vision test section has free tools: a visual acuity chart (calibrated to your screen), a colour blindness test, an Amsler grid and an astigmatism test. These are self-checks and a guide: if your vision drops or distorts, see an ophthalmologist, and with sudden vision loss, seek care urgently.
  • The check costs 300 RUB — a one-time card payment with no subscription and no recurring charges; the receipt goes to your email. The current price, including any promotions, is shown in the form before you start.
  • A general-purpose chatbot will answer "what could this be", but it stays a conversation. LabReadAI returns a structured breakdown: likely causes in order of probability, an urgency assessment with warning signs, the right type of doctor, and a list of tests to discuss at the appointment — and it says plainly where the data is insufficient. With acute symptoms neither path is right — call emergency services (112).
  • Yes — the breakdown is not tied to humans. Describe what is happening with the animal: how long it has been going on and what changed in appetite, thirst, the litter tray, breathing and behaviour. The AI reasons through the likely causes for that species' biology, flags the signs that mean a vet today, and names which lab test or scan would clarify things. The easiest way in is symptoms in a cat or symptoms in a dog. Rabbits, rodents, birds, tortoises and horses are read the same way. If you already have a lab report or a scan, those are read by pet lab test decoding and pet imaging decoding.

Reviews

What our users say

Stories from people who already got a clear breakdown of their results. All reviews

  • Oksana — отзыв о LabReadAI

    Oksana

    Symptoms

    My baby suddenly got this tiny rash on his belly, and I totally freaked out like any mom would. To calm myself down a bit before the pediatrician came, I decided to look up the symptoms in this section. The service gave me a clear breakdown in like a minute, explained what could be causing it, and told me what to pay attention to — like maybe a new detergent. Everything was written really calmly, no scary diagnoses or anything, and honestly it really helped me relax at that moment. By the time the doctor came, I wasn't panicking anymore. It's a really great and useful section for parents!

  • Veronica — отзыв о LabReadAI

    Veronica

    Symptoms

    Lately I've been noticing this weird background tiredness and feeling beat in the mornings, even though I sleep fine. Instead of freaking out and reading scary stuff online, I decided to put my symptoms into this section. The service laid everything out really calmly and clearly — no unnecessary scaremongering or crazy diagnoses. It suggested what vitamins I might be lacking and what basic things I should pay attention to.

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The service is informational and not intended to diagnose emergency, oncological or psychiatric conditions. For acute symptoms, call emergency services (112).