Basic Health Screening
Most lab technicians preform multiple tests on a patient.
CMP as well as other tests are prepared to insure the patients’ health is to
standard. These tests are required during the Basic Health Screening. The Basic
Health Screening involves the Complete Blood Count and the Comprehensive
Metabolic Panel. When the results of this test come back it will let the patient
know if further tests are recommended.
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
The Lipid Profile, C-reactive protein, NMR Lipoprofile, VAP
Cholesterol Test, and Homocysteine blood tests all have one thing in common.
They all test for heart disease. The treatments for high cholesterol will help
with getting those levels down to a normal range. Along with treatments changing
a person’s lifestyle will also help; to do so just start with a healthy diet and
regular exercise. These will make the hearts health improves enormously. Regular
testing should also be done to help fight off this nasty disease.
Prostate Testing
Having the Prostate Specific Antigen is a protein produced
by cells of the prostate gland. The Prostate Specific Antigen blood test will
measure the level of the PSA in the blood. Prostate cancer or non-cancerous
conditions can increase men’s PSA levels; as men age these high levels can
become more common. An annual prostate exam should be done starting after the
age of 50.
Thyroid Testing
A Thyroid Profile or Thyroid Function Test helps many
patients to discover if there is an issue with their thyroid. TSH is a hormone
that is stimulated by the thyroid. The outputs are regulated by the TSH. If the
thyroid is under active or over active the hormone will be affect a patient’s
metabolism. This test will help a patient determine what kind of treatment
should be done to help the patient’s health.
Liver Testing
The liver can be tested for damage through blood testing.
These blood tests can determine the seriousness of the damage that was done by
alcohol, prescription drugs and even recreational drugs. The Liver Function
Testing will help with that. This can also help to determine a treatment to help
the liver, if it can be helped.
Cancer Testing
Smoking, radiation, chemical agents, and genetic factors
are all causes of cancer. There are also many other not known factors that can
cause cancer. Millions of people, 7.6 million in 2007, die a year according to
the American Cancer Society. A number of tests can be performed to check for
cancer. The tests performed are the Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen
19-9, and Cancer Antigen 27.29, Cancer Antigen 125, and Alpha-Fetoprotein blood
tests.
Hormone Testing
There are different types of treatments for hormones. Now
people are treating the aging process as a disease, so there is now medicine
designed to help these hormone levels. Patients need to know the starting point
of the patient’s hormone level so the proper treatment is given. Some of the
symptoms of menopause may be physically uncomfortable for a patient. This is why
the testing of their hormone levels needs to be done.
Health Testing Centers have several locations in the City, O Fallon, IL area that are set up for patient convenience. When the patient visits healthtestcenters.com, he may choose to purchase any of the available blood tests. When he makes his choice, he will be emailed a requisition form to be taken with him to a LabCorp location in the Mesa area. When the results are in, they will be emailed to the patient within 24-48 hours. HIPAA compliant secure email is used for safety and privacy.
For the same low price charged by other testing centers for a single blood test, Health Testing Centers offers its Essential Health screening. This is a panel of tests that would normally be ordered by a doctor. If the patient is interested in a cholesterol and heart health screening, the testing center will perform a BNP, coenzyme Q 10 total, C-reactive protein, heart health screening levels I and II, homocysteine, lipid profile, NMR lipid profile, and statin check-up. This panel of tests can be brought to your doctor so he can evaluate your heart health. The convenient locations of the Mesa testing centers will allow for the patient to have tests in hand on his first visit to the doctor which will not only save time, but money as well.
The blood work ordering process is simple. The patient can visit the easily navigated website and choose a test panel to be performed. After he has purchased the test, a requisition form will be emailed to him usually within one hour. He will then make an appointment with one of the several LabCorp facilities in the Mesa area online. In an effort to save the patient time, it is the Health Testing Centers’ goal to be able to schedule the appointment for the same day in which it was requested. After the appointment has been scheduled, the patient will then take their requisition form in to the testing center and have the appropriate test performed. Depending on the test that was performed, the results are typically emailed to the patient within 1 to 2 days.
For general information about blood testing you can visit
Lab Tests Online or
WebMd.