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 Orchard, WA
With locations all throughout City, Port Orchard, WA, Health Testing Centers have set up a convenient scheduling system for its patients. By visiting the Health Testing Centers website, healthtestingcenters.com, patients are able to purchase their own lab tests. This can be done before the patient has seen a physician. When the purchase has been made, a nurse from the testing facility will email a requisition form directly to the patient. The patient will then have the option of making an appointment with one of seveal LabCorp testing centers in the City, Port Orchard, WA area. He will take the requisition form to the testing center, and proceed to have his test performed. When the results are in, a LabCorp nurse or staff member will use HIPAA compliant secure email to send them to the patient.
In the interest of saving the patient money, Health Testing Centers has lower prices than other testing facilities. They offer the commonly used test, Essential Health Screening for a cost that is similar to the price of a single blood test performed at other testing centers. Doctors frequently use this screening as a guide in determining the overall health of a patient. If a patient is interested in purchasing a prostate screening, Health Testing Centers thoroughly performs this test by using prostate check (PSA, PAP), and prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. The patient may then go to his doctor’s appointment prepared with test results in hand, saving time, and therefore speeding up the diagnosis.
The ordering process for blood work is made easy by Health Testing Centers. Patients may go to the Health Testing Centers website and purchase a test, receive a requisition form, and take it with them to a City, Port Orchard, WA LabCorp facility that is near them. LabCorp facilities allow its patients to schedule appointments online. Most often, the appointment can be scheduled for the same day. After the test has been performed, the results should be emailed to them within a day or two. This will depend on which test was performed. The patient will be able take these results to his physician for evaluation.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.