Through the years, many patients have often asked me what blood-work they should get as a general screening. The following tests are my recommendations:
Panel:
- Chemistries
- Glucose, Serum
- Uric Acid, Serum
- BUN
- Creatinine, Serum
- BUN/Creatinine Ratio
- Sodium, Serum
- Potassium, Serum
- Chloride, Serum
- Carbon Dioxide, Total
- Calcium, Serum
- Phosphorus, Serum
- Magnesium, Serum
- Protein, Total, Serum
- Albumin, Serum
- Globulin, Serum
- A/G Ratio
- Bilirubin, Total
- Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum
- LDH
- AST (SGOT)
- ALT (SGPT)
- GGT
Panel:
- Iron Bind. Cap. (TIBC)
- UIBC
- Iron, Serum
- Iron Saturation
- Ferritin, Serum
Panel:
- Cholesterol, Total
- Triglycerides
- HDL Cholesterol
- VLDL Cholesterol Cal.
- LDL Cholesterol Cal.
- LDL/HDL Ratio
Panel:
- C-Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity
Panel:
- TSH
- Thyroxine (T4)
- Triiodothyronine (T3)
- Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum
- TPO
Panel:
- Thyroxine (T4) Free, Direct, Serum
Panel:
- Calcitrol(1,25 di-OH Vit D)
- Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
Panel:
- CBC, Platelet Ct. and Diff
- WBC
- RBC
- Hemoglobin
- Hematocrit
- MCV
- MCH
- MCHC
- RDW
- Platelets
- Neutrophils
- Lymphocytes
- Monocytes
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
- Immature Cells
- Neutrophils (Absolute)
- Lymphocytes (Absolute)
- Monocytes (Absolute)
- Eosinophils
- Basophils (Absolute)
- Immature Granulocytes
- Immature Grans (Abs)
- NRBC
Hematology Comments:
- Sedimentation Rate – Westergren
- Reticulocyte Count
Kelly Miller DC NMD FASA FBAARM CFDMP*, physician at Hoffman Clinic for Optimal Health.
*There is currently no licensure for Naturopathic physicians (NMD) in the state of Florida and the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine does not currently recognize the credentialing of the Fellowship from the Brazil-American Academy for Aging and Regenerative Medicine (FBAARM), or the Certification in Functional Diagnostic Medicine (CFDMP) from Functional Medicine University.