Basic Health Screening
The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel which gives current updates on patient’s kidneys, liver, electrolytes as well as your blood sugar, blood proteins, and total cholesterol. This test is done during a basic health screening. The other tests performed during the Basic Health Screening are the Complete Blood Panel and the Urinalysis test.
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
Each year 785,000 Americans will get a heart attack while 470,000 will get their second or third. In order to help prevent these attacks a patient would want to have a healthy diet and a good exercise routine. There a many different types of tests that can be performed to inform the patient of their heart levels. Men do have a higher risk of heart disease than women but that does not mean that they should not get tested. Everyone should be tested especially if there is a history of heart disease in the family.
Prostate Testing
The Prostate Specific Antigen blood test is recommended for men age 50 and older; men who would be considered high risk should start this blood test at age 40. The PSA is testing the prostate gland for the levels of protein. Testing for prostate cancer along with any other noncancerous diseases will indicate if anything is needed to insure good health.
Thyroid Testing
The thyroid plays an important role; it controls how quickly the body’s energy is used. The thyroid also makes proteins. If the thyroid does not make enough or makes too much protein; it could lead to hyper or hypothyroidism. To determine if there is too many or too less get a Thyroid Function Test. This can help determine what needs to be done to fix the problems.
Liver Testing
What does alcohol, drugs, and hepatitis A, B and C all have in common? They all do damage to the liver. To test for this damage there are multiple blood tests, The Liver Function Test is one of the most common to have performed. This test is only 80 dollars and will inform the patient of any damage to the liver.
Cancer Testing
The different types of testing test for multiple markers; the tests are the Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 19-9, Cancer Antigen 27.29, Cancer Antigen 125, and the Alpha Fetoprotein blood tests. Every year 7.6 million people die from cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Different types of cancers can be detected during these tests by the markers that they give off. Catching any of the cancers before can lead to treatment and hopefully can cure the cancer for the time being. Different cancers go to the different sexes; men and women.
Hormone Testing
Health Testing Centers does not offer any treatment for anti-aging strategies. Patients who are testing their hormone levels using one of the tests offered by us are urged to consult with their physician for any interpretation or treatment. Hormone tests are not just to combat aging. These tests let a women establish a baseline for what type of treatment or hormone replacement therapy is to be had.
Blood Testing Lab Locations in McAllen, TX
In City, McAllen, TX, 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, McAllen, TX 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.