Basic Health Screening
A Basic Health Screening will test for a Complete Blood Count, Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, and the Urinalysis Test. All of these blood tests are the start or beginning point of whether or not additional lab work or diagnosis will be recommended. These tests are most commonly prescribed by a doctor or a physician.
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
Changing a patient’s diet and aerobic exercise will help a patient treat the heart disease. Health Testing Centers will perform many tests to help know the heart and cholesterol levels. Hundreds of thousands of people will die this year from a heart attack. Regular heart testing will help a patient control their heart levels.
Prostate Testing
A high level of protein in the prostate gland could indicate that there is prostate cancer or something noncancerous such as an enlarged prostate or prostatitis. The Prostate Specific Antigen blood test will screen the blood for those diseases. The debate over the importance of the PSA test being done every year has not been friendly. At Health Testing Centers, they belief that if the patient is informed of their own PSA test levels they will decide how often to take the PSA blood screening test.
Thyroid Testing
The thyroid helps control how much energy needs to be used for that activity, when something goes wrong with the protein it can produce too much or too little. Symptoms of an over active or under active thyroid are that the patient will feel tired or weak, be too hot or too cold, lose a lot of weight or gain a lot of weight, be anxious, and have an increased heart rate. If a patient has any of those symptoms a Thyroid Function Test needs to be performed so they can get put on the appropriate treatment.
Liver Testing
The liver can be tested through many different tests. There is the Liver Function Test, ATL, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C blood tests. These tests help to determine if the liver is seriously damaged. The liver can become damaged from coming in contact with a person who has hepatitis, drinks copious amounts of alcohol, or does any type of drugs. Remember to fast before having any liver blood tests done as to ensure the most accurate results.
Cancer Testing
There are multiple types of cancers out there and being screened for them early will make everything better. Screenings early can be better because then the cancer cells or tumor markers can be found, this can then lead to treatment of the cancers. The treatment for cancers can help to put them in remission or even cure them. Genetic factors are one of the leading causes to getting cancer, the next know causes are smoking, chemical agents, radiation, and then there are unknown causes to cancer still out there. Cancer screening tests are available through Health Testing Centers. The tests that would be performed are CEA or Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 19-9 or CA 19-9, Cancer Antigen 27.29 or CA 27.29, Cancer Antigen 125 or CA-125, and AFP or Alpha-Fetoprotein blood tests.
Hormone Testing
A patient who knows their hormone levels will be able to help choose the appropriate therapy for them. Some patients will see a very drastic decrease in the normal levels while the other patients stay in range. Aging is now considered a disease and has medicine to treat the aging process. At Health Testing Centers offers DHEA, Testosterone, Human Growth Hormone, and IGF-1.
Blood Testing Lab Locations in Exton, PA
If you are in the City, Exton, PA area and are in need of lab tests, Health Testing Centers can help you. Healthtestingcenter.com allows for patients to purchase the tests they need conveniently online. When you purchase your test, you will be mailed a requisition form and instructed to take it to a nearby LabCorp where your test will be performed. Once the test has been performed, the results will be emailed directly to you within 24-48 hours. For ultimate security, Health Testing Centers uses HIPAA compliant secure email.
To make testing affordable to patients, Health Testing Centers have lower prices than many other testing centers. Essential Health Screening can be performed for one low price as compared to other testing centers which will charge the same price for a single blood test. This screening option is good choice for those living in the Mesa area in need of a lipid profile. The tests that are normally ordered by your doctor to complete a physical will be included in this package. A complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, lipid profile, differential, and a urinalysis will be included in the Essential Health Screening process. This will provide an overall look at your general health. If there are any inconsistencies, additional tests would be recommended. When this is done, you can have these important lab tests with you when you go in for your next physical, saving time for you as well as your physician.
Health Testing Centers make the process of ordering tests very simple. The patient will go to the Health Testing Center website, click on the type of tests he would like, and place the order. Once the order is placed, a staff member will quickly email you the requisition form which you will take to the Mesa LabCorp location of your choosing to have the test performed. In most cases, the patient can have the test performed on the same day the test was ordered. For your convenience, LabCorp does accept online scheduling. Typically, test results will be in within 1-2 business days. Ordering by phone is accepted as well.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.