Basic Health Screening
Lab technicians are there to find out if there is anything wrong with a patient’s sample. The samples are from the Basic Health Screening. These lab technicians will look at the blood levels from the Complete Blood Count, and will check kidney, liver, and cholesterol levels from the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. The lab will recommend to the patient if further work should be done.
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
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women every year. Even though there have been many advances to understanding heart disease a person should also take their own measures. Taking their own precautions will tremendously decrease the chances of heart disease. To do this a healthy diet and regular cardio exercise is the key. Health Testing Centers will give fast results so that a patient will know what treatment needs to be done.
Prostate Testing
There has been plenty of debate on whether this test should be done or performed at all. The patient’s think that this test is unimportant, and a waste of money. This test is a quick 50 dollars and the results are given in the next one to two days. The Prostate Specific Antigen blood test will screen for an enlarged prostate or prostatitis. These tests could help save a patient’s life.
Thyroid Testing
Several symptoms let a person know if they might have an issue with their metabolism or if there is an over or under active proteins are being made. There are tests that can be done to know if there is a problem. These tests are the Thyroid Profile or the Thyroid Function Tests. These types of tests will establish a treatment program.
Liver Testing
The liver can take a lot of damage and still work properly, it is when the liver stops to work the right way that a test should be taken. Drinking a lot of alcohol, being overweight and having high cholesterol levels will increase the damage that has been done to the liver. The Liver Function Test will determine if the liver is working properly or if there has been serious damage that has been done.
Cancer Testing
Millions of people die every year from one thing, that one thing is cancer. The American Cancer Society released that 7.6 million people died from cancer in 2007. To help prevent more people from dying, patients should get a blood test done. If there is any history of any type of cancer in the family, Health Testing Centers strongly suggest a cancer test is performed. If you want to get tested the Cancer Screenings run from 80-130 dollars. Please take the time out of your day if you are at risk for cancer and be tested.
Hormone Testing
Health Testing Centers provides fast and accurate results. The results are returned within one to two days after they are received. Hormone therapy will give the correct results for the hormone levels which will give the proper treatment. Before beginning and treatment or therapies with a patient’s hormone a patient needs to test DHEA and testosterone levels as well as HGH and IGF-1.
STD Testing Labs in Burlington, VT
Blood Testing Lab Locations in Mesa
In Burlington VT, there are Health Testing Centers in several locations throughout the area. Each one is set up for patient convenience. With this testing center, patients have the opportunity to purchase their own lab tests without a physician having to order them. If the patient visits the website, healthtestingcenters.com, he may choose and purchase a lab test that he would like to have performed. After his purchase, a nurse or staff member will email a requisition form to the patient. The patient will then take that form to a LabCorp testing facility in the Burlington VT area and have his test performed. Once the test results are in, a staff member will email them directly to the patient so that he may take these results to his physician. Health Testing Centers always uses HIPAA compliant secure email to ensure patient privacy.
A common test ordered by physicians is the Essential Health Screening. This allows the physician to evaluate the patient’s overall health. Health Testing Centers offers this screening for a cost that is comparable to that of what other testing facilities charge for a single blood test. If a patient would like to purchase a drug test, Health Testing Centers will perform a drug panel, drug panel 2, drug test, drug test (9 panel), drug test (9 panel) & Alc-Scr, drug test (9 panel) & Oxy + Crt, and a DUI test. The patient has the convenience of having tests such as these performed at a LabCorp location nearest him, and he will have the results in hand when he sees his doctor.
Health Testing Centers have a quick and convenient method of scheduling testing. Patients may purchase a test from their website, and within the hour have a requisition form emailed to them. They will then take the form to a City, Burlington VT facility near them, have the test performed, and typically within 1 or 2 days, the results will be emailed to them. LabCorp testing centers accept appointments over the phone, or they may be scheduled online.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.