Basic Health Screening
The Basic Health Screening gives a patient the peace of mind to know if they are healthy or if they need further lab work done. There are three tests done during the health screening; these tests are the complete blood count, the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, and the urinalysis test. These tests will recommend for further analysis.
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 Screening
Some risk factors for heart disease are smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, and a family history will effect if a patient will get heart disease. Heart disease is very preventable with some lifestyle changes. Have a discussion with your doctor about the risk factors and what the appropriate testing would be to help live longer. Lipid Profile for cholesterol, C - reactive protein, NMR Lipoprofile, the VAP Cholesterol Test, and Homocysteine blood tests are the tests that are performed to look for heart disease.
Prostate Testing
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, next to skin cancer. The National Cancer Institute states that men of the age of 65 are 63 percent more likely to have prostate cancer. Having the information will help a patient decide if that test needs to be performed annually, biannually, or quarterly.
Thyroid Testing
There are many different types of symptoms for either hyper or hypothyroidism. There are multiple types of tests that will help determine and establish a treatment. A thyroids job is to secret the hormones into the blood stream. When this goes wrong there are many symptoms to let a patient know that something is not right with the body. After the patient figures it out they go and get the Thyroid Function Test or a Thyroid Profile.
Liver Testing
The liver can be tested to make sure that there is no damage to done or little damage to the liver. The liver can make proteins, store food energy, and can enable the removal of toxins. Health Testing Center will do a liver test called the Liver Function Test which is a type of blood test. The blood test results will let a patient know what types of treatments need to be done in order for the liver to get healthy again.
Cancer Testing
In the year 2007, the Nation Cancer Society released the number 7.6 million. This number was the total of deaths that year from cancer. Cancer is a very serious and deadly disease, but if caught in the early stages will be able to go into remission. Multiple Cancer Screening tests can be done at the Health Testing Centers. The types of tests that would be done range from 80-500 dollars; the 500 being all the different Cancer Screenings combined into one test. The blood tests are Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 19-9, Cancer Antigen 27.29, Cancer Antigen 125, and Alpha-Fetoprotein. Early detection can help save a life.
Hormone Testing
Many types of hormone tests are out there, at Health Testing Centers we test for multiple hormone levels. In the modern time, the aging process is now treated as a disease. To help treat this disease there is anti-aging medicine. The lab tests that are offered at Health Testing Centers are DHEA, Testosterone, Human Growth Hormone, and IGF-1. Finding out the levels of a person’s hormones can determine what kind of replacement therapy is needed.
Blood Testing Lab Locations in Hampton, VA
If you are in the City, Hampton, VA 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.