Suggested Lab Tests

Blood AnalysisSelf-Help Information
Written By Dixie Wall

Check out these suggested lab tests for preventive care.

CBC + Differential + Platelet

Hematocrit, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrate (MCHC), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), percentage and absolute differential counts, platelet count, red blood cell count (RBC), white blood cell count (WBC)

Chem

Glucose, uric acid, BUN, creatinine, BUN/Cr, eGFR, sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, CO2, phosphorus, total protein, albumin, globulin, A/G ratio, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, LDH, AST/SGOT, ALT/SGPT, GGT, iron and TIBC, UIBC, LDL, HDL, VLDL, total cholesterol, triglycerides, chol/HDL ratio

Thyroid

  • Tsh

  • Total T4

  • Total T3

  • T3U Uptake

  • Free T4

  • Free T3

  • rT3

  • TPO and Anti-thyroglobulin

  • Free Thyroxine Index (FTI)

Vitamin D

  • 25-OH Vitamin D

  • Homocysteine

  • CRP-hs

Additional Bio-Markers

  • Ferritin

  • B 12/ Folate

  • Hemoglobin A1C

  • Fibrinogen Activity

  • Iron Saturation

Urinalysis

Color, appearance, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, occult blood, ketones, leukocyte esterase, nitrite, bilirubin, urobilinogen, and microscopic examination of urine sediment

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