Basic Health Screening
There are two very common tests that are done when the Basic Health Screening is performed. These tests will lead to further recommendations of more lab work to be completed. The two most common tests are the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel and the Complete Blood Count tests. These two tests let a patient know if their blood, kidney, or liver levels are too high.
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
A surprising statistic is that 785,000 men and women will suffer their first heart attack this year. Changing a lifestyle will be very difficult to do at first but it will become easier as the lifestyle is continued. The changes to help reduce the heart disease are eating a healthy lifestyle and doing regular cardio exercise. Being tested regularly will also help to detect what kind of testing needs to be done.
Prostate Testing
The Health Testing Center will do a Prostate Specific Antigen blood test or PSA for 50 dollars. This test could be a life saver by letting the patient knows if there are any cancerous or noncancerous disorders in the prostate glands. The prostate glands should be tested annually after the age of 50; if the male is at high risk this test should be performed annually after the age of 40.
Thyroid Testing
Getting the Thyroid Function Test or a Thyroid Profile test done helps many people know if they have thyroid problems. The TSH is a stimulating hormone that is regulated by the thyroid. When this hormone is having a dysfunction the symptoms show. They may not be something that will let a patient know right away something is wrong. Spend the 100 dollars and get the test done so that the treatment can be prepared.
Liver Testing
The liver blood tests can be ordered to diagnose viral infections also. These tests will help test the liver for the amount of damage that has been done. The liver is a very important organ in the body. The liver makes proteins, stores energy, and also removes toxins from the body. The liver also plays an important role in the production of bile. The Liver Function Test helps the patient know if their liver is still working properly.
Cancer Testing
There are many different types of tumor markers to help search for a particular cancer. These markers are seen in the blood cells. When the cancer cell is found and examined there can then be a diagnosis. Factors that cause cancer can be radiation, chemical agents, smoking, and the most important hereditary causes. There are numerous Cancer Screenings that will find them and tell the patient. That way the patient will know the proper treatment to ensure a happy and save remission. These tests are offered by Health Testing Centers; 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.
Hormone Testing
There has been a new treatment when it comes to aging. Many people think that aging is now a disease. This being said people need to be proactive when it comes to the treatment of aging. A woman needs to get the DHEA, testosterone, Human growth hormone, and IGF-1 tested at the lab. These tests will let a woman know what stage of menopause she is in. Then the right hormone replacement therapy can be given.
Blood Testing Lab Locations in Miamisburg, OH
Health Testing Centers have several lab testing locations in City, Miamisburg, OH. Patients may order their own tests through the Health Testing Centers website, healthtestingccenters.com. The testing center will email a requisition form directly to the patient which will in turn, take the form to a conveniently located LabCorp facility. Once a nurse from LabCorp draws blood and performs the test, within 24-48 hours, the results are then safely and confidentially emailed to the patient using HIPAA compliant secure email.
Essential Health Screening is offered by Health Testing Centers with an affordable price that other testing centers usually charge for a single blood test. For those in City, Miamisburg, OH, you have the option of choosing to have your test performed in one of the Health Testing Centers. For instance, if you need a lipid profile performed, the Essential Health Screening option would provide a urinalysis, blood count with differential, comprehensive metabolic panel, as well as a lipid profile. All of these tests are part of a routine physical that would be performed by your physician. Once he has seen the results of this Essential Health Screening, the physician will be able to determine if additional testing is needed. The convenience of the City, Miamisburg, OH Health Testing Centers locations allow the patient to have health screening results in hand when he goes to his physician for a complete physical, thus saving valuable time and money.
For the patient’s convenience, there is an easy to follow process for the patient to order his own blood work. Simply visit the Health Testing Centers website and choose which test you would like to have performed. When the order has been placed, a requisition form will be emailed to the patient. This is done in a timely manner; usually within one hour. The patient will then make an appointment with the LabCorp location nearest them and go in with the requisition form in hand. (Usually, same day service can be provided). In most cases, test results are emailed to the patient within 1 and 2 days.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.