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) $39 - 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.
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Blood Testing Lab Locations in Henderson, NV
For the convenience of residents of the Henderson, NV area, Health Testing Centers have several locations. They have made it simple for patients to be able to purchase their own lab tests without them having to be ordered by a physician. The Health Testing Centers website, healthtestingcenters.com allows for patients to view a list of possible lab test. They may choose any of these tests, purchase it, and within one hour, a representative of Health Testing Centers will email a requisition form to the patient. The patient will then have the option of choosing a LabCorp testing facility in the Henderson, NV area that is nearest them. They will take the requisition form to the testing facility and have the test performed. After the results are in, a nurse will email them directly to the patient using HIPAA compliant secure email.
For a price that compares to that of what other testing facilities charge for a single blood test, Health Testing Centers will perform the Essential Health Screening. This is a commonly performed test because it will allow a physician to evaluate a patient’s overall health. If a patient is concerned about his liver function and he would like a liver panel, the Health Testing Centers will perform an ALT (SGPT) as well as a liver function test: (HFP7+3AC). Once this screening is complete, the patient will conveniently have the results already in hand when he goes in to see his physician. This will save time in obtaining a diagnosis.
Health Testing Centers allows for quick and easy scheduling. Appointments may be made over the phone or through email, and testing is performed by trained professionals at a location that is most convenient for the patient. Once the patient has had his blood work done, depending on the type of test being performed, the results should be in within 1 or 2 days. A nurse will email the patient the test results, and he will be prepared to take them to his doctor’s appointment.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.