Basic Health Screening
In the Basic Health Screening, a Complete Blood Count and Comprehensive Metabolic Panel are involved. This type of test is often used to determine if additional blood tests need to be done. This can also tell if more lab work is to be completed. There are three tests performed during the Basic Health Screening; they are the Complete Blood Count, Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, and the Urinalysis tests.
The Essential Health Screen $89 - CBC (w diff), CMP, Urinalysis and Lipid Profile (HDL, LDL + Triglycerides)
Basic Health Screen $59 - Includes a CBC (w diff), CMP, and a Urinalysis
Cholesterol Test (Lipid Profile) $39 - HDL, LDL, Total Cholesterol + Triglycerides
Cholesterol and Heart Blood Testing
Health Testing Centers offers multiple lab tests for cardiac risk; these tests include Lipid Profile, C - reactive protein, NMR Lipoprofile, the VAP Cholesterol Test and Homocysteine blood tests. There are multiple packages to have the blood tests done; there is a level 1 package that is 149 dollars and there is a level 2 package that is 299 dollars. There are also treatments available for high cholesterol that will help the levels go do to a normal range. Lifestyle changes, such as a healthy diet and regular exercise will improve the heart health.
Prostate Testing
Early recognition of cancer is always wanted and apprenticed. The Prostate Specific Antigen blood test will screen for the amount of protein in the prostate gland. The levels of protein will indicate if there is prostate cancer or not. This test also will look and see if there are other noncancerous disorders; from an enlarged prostate to prostatitis. Having this information could save a patient’s life.
Thyroid Testing
A Thyroid Profile or a Thyroid Function Test will determine if there are any health problems, these will also determine if there is an appropriate treatment for the levels. If a thyroid problem is present there can be many different symptoms because of the two different thyroid problems. There is hyper and hypothyroidism.
Liver Testing
The liver plays an important role in the body and is often damaged by alcohol and drugs. The Liver Function Test can give a person an early detection of any type of liver problem. Serious damage can be stopped by having early detection of liver problems. A Liver Function Test should only be done after fasting.
Cancer Screening
Many cases of cancer come from a genetic history, cancer can also be caused smoking, radiation, or from chemical causes. The good thing is that cancer can now be treated and some even cured for life or at least a little time. Health Testing Centers offers multiple tests that will look for certain cancer tumors. There is the Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 19-9, Cancer Antigen 27.29, Cancer Antigen 125, and Alpha-Fetoprotein.
Hormone Testing
Anti-aging medicine will now treat the aging process as a disease instead of just getting older. At Health Testing Centers there is a variety of lab tests that can be performed. Having these tests performed can set a baseline in the hormone levels. Patients can see a drastic decrease with the hormone levels while many others are within the range.
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Blood Testing Lab Locations in Philadelphia
In the interest of patient convenience, Health Testing Centers in Philadelphia have several locations. This testing center allows for patients who are interested to purchase and set up their own lab tests without having to see a physician first. The patient must visit the Health Testing Centers website, healthtestingcenters.com and look over the available lab tests. When he has purchased a test, he will receive an email from a Health Testing Centers staff member which will include a requisition form. He will be able to take this requisition form to one of several LabCorp testing centers in the Philadelphia area to have his test performed. As soon as the test results are available, they will be emailed directly to the patient. Health Testing Centers care about patient confidentiality, therefore HIPAA compliant secure email is always used.
Health Testing Centers offers lower pricing than other testing centers. For example, the Essential Health Screening, which is commonly used by physicians to evaluate a patient’s overall health, is offered for the same cost of a single blood test performed by other testing centers. If a patient is interested in having a pregnancy test, Health Testing Centers is thorough in testing beta-HCG tumor marker-human, chronic gonadotropin (hGC), subnit quantitative serum, and pregnancy test blood. The patient can take these results to her physician on her first appointment, thus saving her valuable time.
When going through Health Testing Centers to receive lab tests, the process is very simple. The patient will visit the Health Testing Center website and purchase the test that is of interest to them. Within the hour of having made the purchase, a Health Testing Center nurse will email the patient a requisition form. The patient can then make an appointment either online, with a nearby LabCorp testing center. After the patient has had the test performed, a staff member will email the test results to the patient. Most test results are ready within 1 and 2 business days.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.