2024 Fall Health Fairs
Comprehensive Lab Test
The Comprehensive Lab Test at the PHC Fall Health Fairs screens for the following:
Chemistry/Hematology Panel
| Code |
Description |
| CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
| WBC |
Infection, some malignancies (cancers) |
| RBC |
Red Blood Cell count- low counts indicate bleeding or anemia |
| HGB |
Hemoglobin-low results can indicate anemia, blood loss, poor iron uptake |
| HCT |
Hematocrit-number of RBC times their size, can indicate same as above |
| MCV |
Indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW) related to RBC "health" |
| MCH |
Indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW) related to RBC "health" |
| MCHC |
Indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW) related to RBC "health" |
| RDW |
Indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW) related to RBC "health" |
| PLT |
Clotting cell count |
| NEUT% |
Elevated in bacterial infections |
| LYMPH% |
Elevated in Viral infections |
| MONO% |
Elevated in some chronic conditions |
| EOS% |
Elevated in allergies |
| BASO% |
Not significant until greatly elevated |
COMP METABOLIC PANEL - Chemistry Screen
| Code |
Description |
| NA |
Kidney function, adrenal function |
| K |
Kidney function, adrenal function |
| CL |
Kidney function, adrenal function |
| CO2 |
Kidney function, adrenal function |
| GLUCOSE |
Diabetes, sugar metabolism |
| BUN |
Kidney function |
| CREATININE |
Kidney function |
| TOTAL PROTEIN |
Infection, nutritional status |
| ALBUMIN |
Infection, nutritional status |
| CALCIUM |
Parathyroid function, bone health (parathyroid regulates calcium metabolism) |
| TOTAL BILIRUBIN |
Liver function |
| SGOT/AST |
Liver function |
| SGPT/ALT |
Liver function |
| ALK PHOS |
Bone/Liver health |
| LDH |
Muscle, Heart, liver function |
LIPID PANEL - Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke, blood vessel blockage
| Code |
Description |
| TRIGLYCERIDES |
Type of blood lipid |
| CHOLESTEROL |
|
| HDL CHOLESTEROL |
"Good cholesterol" |
| LDL CHOLESTEROL |
"Bad cholesterol" |
| CHOL/HDL |
Ratio of total cholesterol to good cholesterol |
| Code |
Description |
| PSA |
Prostate function, screen for cancer and enlargement (prostate produces fluid that is part of semen) |
| Code |
Description |
| Thyroid |
Thyroid screening-TSH. |
| Code |
Description |
| Vitamin D |
Levels of vitamin D regulates bone growth & remodeling, neuromuscular function, and reduces inflammation. |
| Code |
Description |
| Glycohemoglobin |
A1C test is an indirect measurement of the average glucose level for the last 120 days |
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Please share the results of your comprehensive lab test with your healthcare provider. The laboratory test results are provided to you on an informational basis and are not a medical diagnosis. You are solely responsible for initiating any follow-up examination with your doctor to discuss any questions, to have the meaning of any test explained, to review and interpret your lab results, and to obtain medical advice.
