Creekside Family Health Clinic has assembled some commonly ordered lab panels that are a part of routine health maintenance and screening. If you dont see the lab panel you want, please contact the clinic and wed be happy to order a custom panel for you from hundreds of different labs.
Comprehensive Female Panel
What is it?
The comprehensive female panel includes a CMP, CBC, Fasting Lipid Profile, TSH, Iron Study, Ferritin, Vitamin D25, and Vitamin B-12/Folate. Peri-menopausal women may ask about adding test to check for hormone or DHEA levels.
Why do I need it?
This specific panel of tests is an important part of yearly health maintenance for women.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician.
Comprehensive Male Panel
The comprehensive male panel includes a CMP, CBC, Fasting Lipid Profile, TSH, PSA, and Vitamin D25. Older men may also consider checking their testosterone levels.
Why do I need it?
This specific panel of tests is an important part of yearly health maintenance for men.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only
Pacific Northwest Regional Respiratory Allergy Panel
The ImmunoCAP Respiratory Allergy Profile provides an accurate and convenient method of confirming or excluding atopy in patients with allergy-like symptoms. It measures allergic reaction to Cat dander, Cockroach, Common pigweed, Common silver birch, Dog dander, Grey alder, House dust mite (D. farinae), House dust mite (D. pteronyssinus), Maple box-elder, Mold (Alternaria alternata), Mold (Aspergillus fumigatus), Mold (Cladosporium herbarum), Oak, Saltwort, Russian thistle, Timothy grass, Walnut, Western ragweed, and Total IgE. You may also consider requesting additional testing for specific allergens.
Why do I need it?
In the United States, half of all chronic rhinitis cases are caused by allergies. These cases require different treatment than that used for non-allergic rhinitis. Furthermore, allergy testing helps identify the 60% of asthmatics whose asthma is triggered by allergies. Managing the allergy is often beneficial in these cases. Thus, allergy testing results can be helpful when making treatment decisions. Because different types of allergens are found in different parts of the country, tests focus on allergens specific to that region. This test is based upon regional allergens found in Western Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician.
Childhood Allergy Profile
The ImmunoCAP Respiratory Allergy Profile provides an accurate and convenient method of confirming or excluding atopy in patients with allergy-like symptoms. It measures allergic reaction to Cat dander, Cockroach, Common pigweed, Common silver birch, Dog dander, Grey alder, House dust mite (D. farinae), House dust mite (D. pteronyssinus), Maple box-elder, Mold (Alternaria alternata), Mold (Aspergillus fumigatus), Mold (Cladosporium herbarum), Oak, Saltwort, Russian thistle, Timothy grass, Walnut, Western ragweed, and Total IgE. You may also consider requesting additional testing for specific allergens.
Why do I need it?
In the United States, half of all chronic rhinitis cases are caused by allergies. These cases require different treatment than that used for non-allergic rhinitis. Furthermore, allergy testing helps identify the 60% of asthmatics whose asthma is triggered by allergies. Managing the allergy is often beneficial in these cases. Thus, allergy testing results can be helpful when making treatment decisions. Because different types of allergens are found in different parts of the country, tests focus on allergens specific to that region. This test is based upon regional allergens found in Western Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician.
Adult Food Allergy Profile
The Food Allergy Profile provides rapid and convenient measurement of food-specific IgE antibodies. The profile includes allergens associated with common food allergies and is useful in confirming or excluding suspected food allergies. Results can help direct subsequent testing and management options, including trial elimination diet, oral food challenge, and further evaluation of non-IgE-related reactions. This test includes 12 ImmunoCAP specific IgE allergens: clam, cod fish, corn (maize), egg white, milk, peanut, scallop, sesame seed, shrimp, soybean, walnut, and wheat.
Why do I need it?
The accurate diagnosis of food allergy is important not only for avoidance of foods that may cause a reaction, but also to avoid unnecessary dietary restrictions that may adversely affect quality of life. Diagnosis of food allergies begins with assessment of clinical history and physical examination to evaluate respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. When findings are consistent with an IgE antibody-mediated food reaction, food-specific IgE testing is performed with in vitro or in vivo tests. In vitro testing is particularly useful in patients at risk of severe anaphylactic reactions from skin-prick testing and others with medical conditions that contraindicate in vivo testing.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician.
Personal Health Monitoring & Annual Diabetes Management Panel
The panel includes A1c, lipid profile, CMP, CBC, Vitamin D, TSH, Vitamin B-12/Folate, UA with microalbumin, Iron Study, and Ferritin.
Why do I need it?
This specific panel of tests is an important part of yearly comprehensive health maintenance. It is also an important panel for the effective management of patients with diabetes.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician.
Thyroid Panel
The thyroid panel tests for TSH, T3 Uptake, T4 Total, and FTI to help evaluate thyroid gland function and to help diagnose thyroid disorders. The tests included in a thyroid panel measure the amount of thyroid hormones in your blood. These hormones are chemical substances that travel through the bloodstream and control or regulate your bodys metabolismhow it functions and uses energy.
Why do I need it?
TSH is produced by the pituitary gland and is part of the bodys feedback system to maintain stable amounts of the thyroid hormones T4 and T3 in the blood. When concentrations fluctuate in the blood, the pituitary is stimulated to release more or less TSH. The TSH in turn stimulates the increased or decreased production and release of T4 and T3. When the system is functioning normally, thyroid production turns on and off to maintain constant blood thyroid hormone levels.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician.
STD Panel
What is it?
The STD Panel tests for a number of common sexually transmitted diseases at one time. The panels tests for HIV, syphilis, herpes, gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
Why do I need it?
IF youve had unprotected sex and notice unusual symptoms, you could be infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Even if you dont have any visible symptoms, its possible to have an STD and spread to another. If you engage in risky behavior (unsafe sex), it is recommended that you get tested frequently to prevent transmission to others. If theres a chance youve been exposed to an STD, its critical to find out as soon as possible. Results from the Comprehensive STD Panel are usually available within 24 to 48 hours.
What do I do with the results?
If your results are abnormal or out-of-range from the normal, please contact a health care provider. The interpretation of any laboratory test should be made only by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician.
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