Basic Health Screening
Most lab technicians preform multiple tests on a patient. CMP as well as other tests are prepared to insure the patients’ health is to standard. These tests are required during the Basic Health Screening. The Basic Health Screening involves the Complete Blood Count and the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. When the results of this test come back it will let the patient know if further tests are 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
The Lipid Profile, C-reactive protein, NMR Lipoprofile, VAP Cholesterol Test, and Homocysteine blood tests all have one thing in common. They all test for heart disease. The treatments for high cholesterol will help with getting those levels down to a normal range. Along with treatments changing a person’s lifestyle will also help; to do so just start with a healthy diet and regular exercise. These will make the hearts health improves enormously. Regular testing should also be done to help fight off this nasty disease.
Prostate Testing
Having the Prostate Specific Antigen is a protein produced by cells of the prostate gland. The Prostate Specific Antigen blood test will measure the level of the PSA in the blood. Prostate cancer or non-cancerous conditions can increase men’s PSA levels; as men age these high levels can become more common. An annual prostate exam should be done starting after the age of 50.
Thyroid Testing
A Thyroid Profile or Thyroid Function Test helps many patients to discover if there is an issue with their thyroid. TSH is a hormone that is stimulated by the thyroid. The outputs are regulated by the TSH. If the thyroid is under active or over active the hormone will be affect a patient’s metabolism. This test will help a patient determine what kind of treatment should be done to help the patient’s health.
Liver Testing
The liver can be tested for damage through blood testing. These blood tests can determine the seriousness of the damage that was done by alcohol, prescription drugs and even recreational drugs. The Liver Function Testing will help with that. This can also help to determine a treatment to help the liver, if it can be helped.
Cancer Testing
Smoking, radiation, chemical agents, and genetic factors are all causes of cancer. There are also many other not known factors that can cause cancer. Millions of people, 7.6 million in 2007, die a year according to the American Cancer Society. A number of tests can be performed to check for cancer. The tests performed are the Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 19-9, and Cancer Antigen 27.29, Cancer Antigen 125, and Alpha-Fetoprotein blood tests.
Hormone Testing
There are different types of treatments for hormones. Now people are treating the aging process as a disease, so there is now medicine designed to help these hormone levels. Patients need to know the starting point of the patient’s hormone level so the proper treatment is given. Some of the symptoms of menopause may be physically uncomfortable for a patient. This is why the testing of their hormone levels needs to be done.
Blood Testing Lab Locations in Clearwater, FL
In City, Clearwater, FL, 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 Mesa 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, ST 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.