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 Port Charlotte, FL
In the City, Port Charlotte, FL area, the Health Testing Centers have set up convenient locations for patients to have lab tests performed. By visiting the website, healthtestingcenters.com, patients have the option of purchasing a test to be performed on them without orders from a physician. When the patient chooses a lab test, he will make the purchase, and within one hour, a Health Testing Centers staff member will email a requisition form to the patient. The patient has the option of choosing from one of several LabCorp testing centers in the City, Port Charlotte, FL area. They will take the requisition form to the testing facility and have the appropriate test performed. Once the results are in, a nurse from LabCorp will confidentially email them back to the patient using HIPAA compliant secure email. This will ensure the patient’s privacy.
Health Testing Centers are aware of the rising cost of healthcare. To help patient’s combat this, they offer the Essential Health Screening for approximately the same cost that other testing centers charge for one single blood test. If a patient wants a diabetes test, Health Testing Centers will perform a C-Peptide serum, glucose serum, glycohemoglobin (GHB) total, HgbA1c, and a random microalbumin urine test. When the results of tests such as these are sent back to the patient, he will be able to have them on hand when he goes in to see his physician. This will help to save the patient valuable time in receiving a diagnosis.
To make the lab test ordering process simple, Health Testing Centers have set up an easy to navigate website for patients who would like to purchase their own lab tests. Once the test is purchased, a requisition form is emailed to the patient, which he will take to a nearby Mesa LabCorp testing facility to have the test performed. LabCorp does accept appointments online, and can usually get the patient in on the same day. Test results are typically emailed to the patient within 1 and 2 days, depending on which test was performed.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.