Comprehensive testing
Lab Panels
- VO2 Max assessment (cardio pulmonary findings lead to a work up if needed.)
- Body Composition testing: BCP MRI (Canada, US, UK only at this time) DEXA with body comp. Optimization a DEXA scan to include body composition scores.
BIA assessments to monitor progress and limit radiation exposure. - Neuro cognitive battery of tests to assess processing speed, response speed, memory , learning, and attention repeated annually.
- Chemistry 20
- Liver function testing
- Serum Iron, TIBC, Serum Ferritin and Iron % Saturation
- Lipid panel: VAP and/or NMR analysis
- Homocysteine level
- Complete CBC with differential and platelet count (sometimes an Ivy bleeding time)
- Hormone panel includes (gender specific)……serum and salivary cortisol, Total testosterone, Free testosterone, % Free T, DHT, LH, FSH, Estradiol (E2) high sensitivity, DHEA-S, PSA, IGF-1, Consider based upon history testing levels of progesterone, pregnenolone, melatonin, serum and urine Osmolarity, Prolactin levels
- Complete thyroid panel with antibody screening (TPO etc)
- Complete Urinalysis (women get beta HCG if they menstruate)
- Highly Sensitivity CRP
- Complete Vitamin D panel
- Omega 6/3 serum test (for severe findings consider tissue assay)
- Fasting serum insulin and HbA1c assessment
- ASI and salivary melatonin level.
The next set of labs are considered add ons if the patients’ history or physical require it being looked at.
Cancer history of colon, breast, ovary
- CEA for colon cancer
- CA 125 for ovarian cancer
- CA 27.29 for breast cancer
- AFP blood test
- CA125, 15-3, 27.29, 19.9,
- BRCA 1 and 2 screen
Previous heart disease
- Apo A-1 and B
- B Natriurietic Factor
- LpA status, Lp-PLA2
- CIMT
- Calcium Index Score
Bone pathology
- Osteocalcin frozen blood analysis
- Se blood test
- RBC blood testing for Mg
- Deoxypyridinoline (DPD) Cross Link Urine Test
- Parathyroid Hormone assay
Inflammatory/autoimmune panels
- EBV panel
- ANA panel
- Complete Cytokine Assay
- Candida Antibodies
- Helicobacter IgG panel
- Hep A, B and C titers
- Breakout of Cytokine panel
- ESR
- RA factor
- SLE screen
- T Lymphocyte helper suppressor assay
- IL 8, IL 1 B or TNF alpha analysis