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Laboratory Tests
A laboratory test is a medical procedure that involves testing a sample of blood, urine, or other tissues or substances in the body. Such tests have a variety of uses. They are often used as part of a routine checkup to identify possible changes in a person's health before any symptoms occur. Laboratory tests also play an important role in diagnosis when a person has symptoms. In addition, tests may be used to help plan a patient's treatment, evaluate the response to treatment, or monitor the course of the disease over time.
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    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
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  • Gadolinium use in MRIs linked to Kidney Disease
    by Dr. Gary Farr 12/22/2007
    The FDA updated a public health advisory today about a serious new kidney disease that is apparently associated with a gadolinium-based contrast agent used with MRI or MR angiography.

  • Health Survey
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/22/2003
    The health survey finds out about the state of your health. You may discover things about your health you didn't know before. This increased awareness of your health can help you take the appropriate action to improve the state of your body's function.

  • Pancreatic Elastase 1 Lab Test (Stool)
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/7/2009
    Pancreatic Elastase (PE) is a simple, noninvasive fecal marker for assessing exocrine pancreatic function, allowing the clinician to establish a prompt and reliable diagnosis with high degrees of sensitivity (90%-100%) and specificity (93%-98%) in suspected cases of pancreatic insufficiency.

  • Spinal Tap or Lumbar Puncture
    by Dr. Gary Farr 9/11/2004
    This test is performed to measure pressures within the cerebrospinal fluid and to collect cerebral spinal fluid for testing. Cerebral spinal fluid collection can be a diagnostic test for many neurologic disorders, particularly infections and brain/spinal cord damage.

  • The Adrenocortex Profile
    by Dr. Gary Farr 7/2/2004
    The Adrenocortex Stress Profile is a powerful and precise non-invasive test that evaluates levels of the body's important stress hormones, cortisol and DHEA. This profile serves as a critical tool for uncovering biochemical imbalances that can underlie anxiety, chronic fatigue, obesity, diabetes and a host of other clinical conditions. It's also a crucial tool for monitoring DHEA and/or cortisone therapy.

  • The Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis
    by Dr. Gary Farr 6/25/2004
    I often tell my patients that the gastrointestinal tract is much like a carburetor in a car. Your digestive tract tract must take gasoline (your food), and then mix it with air (enzymes and other digestive juices). If this mixing process goes well, your car runs and doesn't cough or sputter. How efficiently your fuel burns determines to a large extent how many years you're going to get out of your car. Although a rather crude analogy, this principle does hold true for the human digestive tract. There are many points along the digestive where some "burning" process can go awry and cause seemingly unrelated problems elsewhere in the body. This article will discuss those various places and give you a very good detail of what can go wrong.

  • The Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment
    by Dr. Gary Farr 2/5/2007
    The Comprehensive Thyroid Assessment is a thorough analysis of thyroid hormone metabolism, including central thyroid gland regulation and activity, thyroid production and secretion, peripheral thyroid conversion, and thyroid autoimmunity. This test allows the practitioner to pinpoint common imbalances that underlie a broad spectrum of chronic illness.

  • The Vaginosis Profile
    by Dr. Gary Farr 6/24/2004
    The Vaginosis Profile from Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory is one of the most comprehensive evaluations available. It features microscopy for every sort of organism by trained and experienced technicians with an advanced DNA probe for the most common causes of the condition. With a rapid, semiautomated DNA probe test to definitively identify clinically significant levels of Gardnerella, and Trichomonas, detection rates for these organisms can reach levels of 90% and greater in properly transported specimens.

  • What are Blood & Laboratory Tests?
    by Dr. Gary Farr 9/11/2004
    A laboratory test is a medical procedure that involves testing a sample of blood, urine, or other tissues or substances in the body. Such tests have a variety of uses.

  • What is HbA1c?
    by Dr. Gary Farr 3/6/2006
    HbA1c stands for "hemoglobin A1c". This test is a simple lab test that shows the average amount of sugar in your blood over the last two to three months. It’s the best way to find out if your blood sugar is under control.

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