Basic Health Screening
There are important things that need to be done for proper health maintenance. A Basic Health Screening is one of them. This test will let the patient know if any additional blood tests or diagnosis are recommended. Getting the Complete Blood Count will inform patients if the levels of white and red blood cells are too high or even too low. The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel is done to examine the levels of a patient’s liver, kidney, and cholesterol.
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
Regular testing for heart disease is vital to beat this disease. There are many lifestyle changes that will help with getting improved heart health. Regular exercise and a healthy diet will improve the heart tremendously. The tests that should be taken so that a patient knows their heart levels are the Lipid Profile, C - reactive protein, NMR Lipoprofile, the VAP Cholesterol Test, and the Homocysteine blood test.
Prostate Testing
There are many prostate cancer survivors who would tell you that having the early detection greatly changed their lives. In order for an early detection would be done with the Prostate Specific Antigen blood test; which screens for prostate cancer and other noncancerous disorders. The noncancerous disorders would include an enlarged prostate or prostatitis.
Thyroid Testing
Getting a Thyroid Function Test can highlight multiple health problems. There is hyper and hypothyroidism and having this test done will give a base of a patients thyroid levels and to determine the right treatment. Some symptoms of hypo and hyperthyroidism are an increased heart rate, weight loss or weight gain, weakness, hot and cold flashes, and menstrual problems.
Liver Testing
The liver stores energy from food, removes any harmful toxins, and makes proteins. Damage to the liver can be from alcohol, drugs, Hepatitis A, B and C. The Liver Function Test will let a patient know if there is any type of damage to the liver. Knowing if there is damage to the liver could save a patient’s life.
Cancer Testing
These tests are 400 dollars for the full Cancer Screening, which is the best one. It tests all of the different types of cancers. In 2007, 6.7 million people died from cancer. Detecting cancer in the early stages will help to get treatment and try to be cured. If there is a high risk of cancer in a patient’s family having these tests done will let the patient know if they have any type of cancer at all.
Hormone Testing
Women might need aging testing as they get older. Being tested for hormone levels can help identify if a women is in menopause. These treatments will help tell a patient the levels of estrogen and progesterone in her body. Some tests to find out the levels are DHEA and testosterone levels as well as HGH and IGF-1, to name a few. Finding out the levels might help with a person going on hormone replacement therapy.
Blood Testing Lab Locations in Brownsville, TX
Health Testing Centers have several lab testing locations in City, Brownsville, TX. Patients may order their own tests through the Health Testing Centers website, healthtestingccenters.com. The testing center will email a requisition form directly to the patient which will in turn, take the form to a conveniently located LabCorp facility. Once a nurse from LabCorp draws blood and performs the test, within 24-48 hours, the results are then safely and confidentially emailed to the patient using HIPAA compliant secure email.
Essential Health Screening is offered by Health Testing Centers with an affordable price that other testing centers usually charge for a single blood test. For those in City, ST, you have the option of choosing to have your test performed in one of the Health Testing Centers. For instance, if you need a lipid profile performed, the Essential Health Screening option would provide a urinalysis, blood count with differential, comprehensive metabolic panel, as well as a lipid profile. All of these tests are part of a routine physical that would be performed by your physician. Once he has seen the results of this Essential Health Screening, the physician will be able to determine if additional testing is needed. The convenience of the City, ST Health Testing Centers locations allow the patient to have health screening results in hand when he goes to his physician for a complete physical, thus saving valuable time and money.
For the patient’s convenience, there is an easy to follow process for the patient to order his own blood work. Simply visit the Health Testing Centers website and choose which test you would like to have performed. When the order has been placed, a requisition form will be emailed to the patient. This is done in a timely manner; usually within one hour. The patient will then make an appointment with the LabCorp location nearest them and go in with the requisition form in hand. (Usually, same day service can be provided). In most cases, test results are emailed to the patient within 1 and 2 days.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.