Friday, July 3, 2026

Labs to assess the inside of your "Cup"

 

C-Reactive Protein, Inflammation (CRP)

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Sample type: Serum

Requires fasting: No

Phlebotomy required


C-Reactive Protein, Inflammation (CRP) is a blood test that measures the level of CRP, a protein made by the liver in response to acute inflammation. Elevated CRP levels can indicate infection, injury, or chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease.


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Basic Metabolic Panel

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Sample type: Serum

Requires fasting: Yes

Phlebotomy required


Details

The basic metabolic panel is a blood test that measures sugar (glucose) level, electrolyte and fluid balance, and kidney function.
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Cortisol

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Sample type: Serum

Requires fasting: No

Phlebotomy required


Details

Cortisol is a hormone that helps regulate the body's response to stress. This test can help diagnose conditions such as adrenocortical insufficiency, Addison's disease, adrenocortical hypersecretion, and Cushing's syndrome.


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Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Quest Diagnostics

Sample type: Serum

Requires fasting: Yes

Phlebotomy required


Details

The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel is a set of tests that gives a broad overview of your body's chemical balance and metabolism. It checks your blood's levels of important substances like electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, and glucose. It also looks at how well your kidneys and liver are working and your body's acid-base balance. This panel is often part of a routine health check to spot any disorders, especially those affecting the liver or kidneys.

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
This is a set of tests that gives a broad overview of your body's chemical balance and metabolism. It checks your blood's levels of important substances like electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, and glucose. It also looks at how well your kidneys and liver are working and your body's acid-base balance. This panel is often part of a routine health check to spot any disorders, especially those affecting the liver or kidneys.

What patients is this test right for?
This test is suitable for anyone undergoing a health examination. It's particularly important for those with symptoms or a family history of liver or kidney disease, diabetes, or electrolyte imbalances.

What does this test measure?
  • Sodium, Potassium, Chloride: Electrolytes that help balance your body's fluids.
  • Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate): Helps understand your body's acid-base balance.
  • Glucose: Measures your blood sugar levels.
  • Calcium, Phosphorus: Essential minerals for bone health and more.
  • Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, eGFR: Checks kidney function.
  • Phosphate: Important for energy production and bone health.
  • Albumin, Total Protein: Measures protein levels in your blood, indicating liver and kidney health.
  • Total Bilirubin: Helps detect liver or blood disorders.
  • Alkaline Phosphatase, AST, ALT: Enzymes that indicate liver or bone health.

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Heavy Metals Panel (Venous)

Quest Diagnostics

Sample type: Whole blood

Requires fasting: No

Phlebotomy required


Details

Heavy Metals Panel (Venous) - Useful in the diagnosis of toxicity due to Arsenic, Lead or Mercury.

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Aluminum, Blood

Quest Diagnostics

Sample type: Whole blood

Requires fasting: No

Phlebotomy required


Details

Aluminum, Blood - Aluminum has been found as a cause of encephalopathy in patients undergoing prolonged hemodialysis for renal failure. Patients in renal failure lose the ability to filter and excrete aluminum which consequently accumulates in the blood and eventually in the brain and in bone.



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Cortisol, Total

Quest Diagnostics

Sample type: Serum

Requires fasting: No

Phlebotomy required


Details

This test may be recommended for individuals showing symptoms of either high or low cortisol levels.

Cortisol, Total - This test measures the level of cortisol in the blood. High levels of cortisol may indicate Cushing's Disease, while low levels can suggest Addison's Disease (adrenal insufficiency), which affects your adrenal glands.

What patients is this test right for?
This test may be recommended for individuals showing symptoms of either high or low cortisol levels.

High Cortisol Symptoms:
  • Weight gain, especially around the midsection and upper back
  • Muscle weakness
  • Thin, easily bruised skin
  • High blood pressure
  • Mood swings, which show as anxiety, depression, or irritability

Low Cortisol Symptoms:
  • Fatigue
  • Low blood pressure
  • Weight loss
  • Muscle weakness
  • Mood changes


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Heavy Metals, 21 Toxic, Urine (24-hour)

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Sample type: Urine

Requires fasting: No

Sample collection required


Details

Heavy Metals, 21 Toxic, Urine measures the levels of 21 toxic metals excreted in urine. It is used to assess exposure to environmental or occupational heavy metal toxins that may impact health.



  • Arsenic/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Mercury/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Aluminum/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Antimony/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Barium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Bismuth/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Cesium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Gadolinium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Germanium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Lead/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Nickel/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Niobium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Platinum/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Rubidium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Thallium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Thorium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Tin/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Titanium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Tungsten/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Uranium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Cadmium/Creatinine Ratio, 24 Hour Urine
  • Creatinine, 24 Hour Urine


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Hair Toxic Element Exposure Profile

Doctor's Data

Sample type: Hair

Requires fasting: No

At home test


Details

Since 1972, Doctor’s Data has pioneered essential and toxic elemental testing. This non-invasive screening requires only .25 grams of hair – while providing information regarding recent and ongoing exposure to potentially toxic metals such as arsenic, aluminum, lead, methylmercury and more. Toxic elements may be 200 to 300 times more concentrated in hair than blood or urine. Therefore, hair is the tissue of choice for detection of recent exposure to many potentially toxic elements.

Biomarker summary


  • Lead
  • Chromium
  • Manganese
  • Cadmium
  • Mercury
  • Arsenic
  • Cobalt
  • Vanadium
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Bismuth
  • Cesium
  • Gadolinium
  • Nickel
  • Palladium
  • Platinum
  • Tellurium
  • Thallium
  • Thorium
  • Tin
  • Tungsten
  • Uranium
  • Germanium
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Copper (Cu)
  • Zinc (Zn)
  • Selenium (Se)

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