Basic Health Screening
A doctor or physician will inform the patient if the Basic Health Screening needs to be completed. A Complete Blood Count will check the levels of hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. This will check for different diseases such as anemia. The other test that examines the blood is the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. Done during the Basic Health Screening; if anything is wrong another diagnosis for lab work would be recommended.
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) $29 - HDL, LDL, Total Cholesterol + Triglycerides
Cholesterol and Heart Blood Testing
There are many advances in the world of heart disease. Heart disease can help to be prevented by doing regular diet and aerobic exercise. Even if a person does have some heart problems starting a new lifestyle will tremendously improve the heart. There are many different blood tests that can be done. These blood tests include Lipid Profile, C-Reactive Protein, NMR Lipoprofile, the VAP™ Cholesterol Test, and Homocysteine. Being regularly checked for heart disease will help to catch a problem if one arises fast.
Prostate Testing
Since prostate cancer is the number two leading most common cancer in men; a Prostate Specific Antigen blood test would be the way to go. Health Testing Centers will perform this test for men of the right age. The annual testing that starts for the prostate is at the age of 50, high risk men should get tested starting at the age of 40. The male patient will then determine if the levels are too high or too low for them.
Thyroid Testing
Thyroid Function Tests are performed to determine the levels of the thyroid. Establishing the base line for the patient’s levels will help with the suitable treatment. There are multiple symptoms that could lead to a problem in the thyroid which would require testing to be done. Having these tests performed could help save a patient’s live.
Liver Testing
Multiple tests are performed to determine if there is any serious damage to the liver. These tests can range from 40 dollars to 230 dollars through Health Testing Center. Damage to the liver can come from multiple things, the most common one being that of alcohol. Having the Liver Function Test done will help determine how serious the damage is and what type of treatment can be done.
Cancer Testing
Cancer Testing should be done with any person who is at risk for cancer or who has had anyone in their family has had a previous diagnosis with cancer. The blood tests to be done that will test for any of the cancer markers are Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 19-9, Cancer Antigen 27.29, Cancer Antigen 125, and Alpha-Fetoprotein. These tests can detect certain markers in the blood that can indicate the type of cancer it could be. Having these tests done sooner rather than later will help with an early diagnosis if one is necessary.
Hormone Testing
Before starting any anti-aging therapies, it is very important to test DHEA and testosterone levels as well as HGH and IGF-1, to name a few. Women are the ones who get the anti-aging tests done more. This is because they want to know if they are close to menopause. Establishing a level of the hormones will help with the appropriate treatment.
Blood Testing Lab Locations in Brandon, FL
Health Testing Centers in the City, Brandon, FL area have several locations that are specifically set up for patient convenience. With this testing center, a patient has the option of purchasing his own lab tests. If the patient visits the Health Testing Centers website, healthtestingcenters.com, he will be given a list of available lab tests that can be performed. He may choose and purchase a test to be performed on him. When he has purchased the test of his choosing, a Health Testing Centers staff member will email the patient a requisition form. This will happen within one hour of the purchase. The patient may then choose a LabCorp testing center in the Mesa area and take the requisition form in to have his test performed. When the results are in, a nurse will email them to the patient. This will be done with patient privacy in mind by using HIPAA compliant secure email.
Essential Health Screening is a commonly performed lab test that doctors use to evaluate the overall health of a patient. With patient cost in mind, Health Testing Centers performs this test for a price that is comparable to that of the cost of a single blood test performed by other testing facilities. If a patient would like to have a thyroid screening, Health Testing Centers will perform a parathyroid hormone (PTH), thyroid function test level 1, thyroid function test level 2, thyroid peroxidase antibodies, thyroid profile (T3, T4, T7), and triiodothyronine (T3) test. These tests results can be in the hands of the patient within 24-48 hours after testing. That way, when the patient goes in to see his physician, he will already have the test results, thus saving him valuable time.
The process of ordering blood work had been made quite simple through Health Testing Centers. The patient purchases the test he would like, he is emailed a requisition form, he takes that to a LabCorp near him to have the test performed, and usually within one or two days, he has the results to take in to his physician’s office.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.