Diagnostic Testing
Diagnostic Testing
Functional diagnostic testing, interpreted by specially trained medical doctors, can identify risk factors for a wide variety of health conditions before they become symptomatic, and yield information on existing conditions that may have gone previously undiagnosed with seemingly unrelated symptoms. Baseline functional assessments and lab work, utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques, are essential for an initial comprehensive evaluation and risk factor assessment. Some of the tests are repeated periodically and additional testing may be required, to enable the physician to monitor and adjust an individual’s treatment plan. Initial testing usually includes blood tests and selected imaging studies and subsequent testing varies as appropriate.
Testing Procedure | Measures/Evaluates |
Blood Tests | |
biochemical profile | electrolyte levels, kidney function, liver function |
hematologic profile | red blood cells (oxygen carrying) white blood cells (infection fighting) platelets (blood clotting) |
serum inflammatory mediators | biochemicals that regulate inflammation |
PSA levels | risk for prostate cancer |
CA 125 | risk for ovarian cancer |
cardiovascular profile: homocysteine, lipoprotein (a), triglycerides, C - reactive protein, HDL and LDL cholesterol, Apo-lipoprotein A-1 and B |
risk factors for stroke, heart attack and sudden cardiac death |
hormone profile: insulin, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, growth hormone |
biochemical messengers that regulate mood, energy, appetite, sex drive, tissue repair and inflammatory response |
micronutrient panel | vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant levels |
Salivary Testing | |
cortisol, estrogen, testosterone, progesterone | tissue levels of hormones that regulate inflammation |
Imaging Studies | |
CT angiography | anatomy of the coronary arteries, reversible soft plaque, risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death |
coronary calcium score | amount of calcium in the coronary arteries- correlates with amount of hard plaque in arterial walls, risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death |
bone mineral density scan | amount of calcium in bone, osteoporosis, fracture risk |
virtual colonoscopy | anatomy of the large intestine, early tumor detection |
chest CT Scanning | anatomy of lungs, early tumor detection |