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 South Hill, VA
Patients in City, South Hill, VA may now order and purchase their own lab tests through Health Testing Centers by visiting their website, healthtestingcenters.com. When the patient chooses and purchases a test that he would like performed, the Health Testing Center will email him a requisition form. This form may be taken to one of several LabCorp facilities in the City, South Hill area for the test to be performed. Once this has been done and the results are in, the Health Testing Center will email the test results directly to the patient. For security reasons, the Health Testing Center uses HIPAA compliant secure email. Results are normally emailed within 24-48 hours after testing.
Essential Health Screening is a panel of tests that a physician orders to determine a patient’s overall health. To assist patients in combating the rising cost of health care, Health Testing Centers offers this screening for the same price that other testing facilities charge for a single blood test. If a patient is concerned about his thyroid function, he may choose to purchase the thyroid panel. This panel of tests will include a parathyroid hormone (PTH), thyroid function test level I, thyroid function test level II, thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO), thyroid profile (T3, T4, and T7), and a triiodothyronine (T3) test. A conveniently located Mesa area testing center will allow the patient to have the test performed, and have the results on hand when he goes in to see his physician. This way there will be no waiting for results after the patient sees the doctor.
Health Testing Centers have made the process of ordering blood work a stress free and simple experience. Their patients are invited to visit the Health Testing Centers website and view a list of available test panels that may be performed. Once the patient has purchased a test, he will receive a requisition form which he will take to the testing center to have the test performed. The results will be emailed directly to the patient within a short period of time.
For general information about blood testing you can visit Lab Tests Online or WebMd.