Direct Labs Apex-3 Panel $265.00

Apex-3 Blood Panel is an extension of Apex-2 with the addition of ferritin, iron with TIBC and magnesium. It is wise to do a basic screening of major body systems periodically. From this we can get an idea of adrenal, thyroid, liver, kidney and immune health. We don't recommend spot checks such as a TSH or maybe just a lipid profile. We can see which systems are beginning to drift out of range if we use a more complete profile like Apex-2 or Apex-3. At OVitaminPro we don't wait for pathology to fully develop before recommending changes as is the custom in most doctors' offices. The retail price of this blood workup is over $800. We offer it to you at just under $200. These are cash prices and you won't get codes or a superbill for billing insurance. If you live in NY, NJ, RI or MA give us a call before you order.

Direct Labs Apex-3 Panel: Fasting Required: Yes 10-12 hours

Specimen: Blood

Results: 2-3 business days

Description:

Lipids: This is a group of simple blood tests that reveal important information about the types, amount and distribution of the various types of fats (lipids) in the bloodstream. Includes Total Cholesterol, HDL (good) Cholesterol, LDL (bad) Cholesterol, Risk Ratio (good to total), and Triglycerides

Complete Blood Count(CBC's): Used as a broad screening test to check for such disorders as anemia, infection, and many other diseases. It is actually a panel of tests that examines different parts of the blood.

Fluids and Electrolytes: Includes Chloride, Potassium, Sodium, and Carbon Dioxide

Thyroid w/TSH: Includes T-3 Uptake, Total T4, (Free thyroxine index)T7, and TSH

Liver: Includes Albumin, Alkaline Phosphatase, Alanine Transaminase (ALT or SGPT), Aspartate Transaminase (AST or SGOT), Total Bilirubin, Total Protein, LDH, Total Globulin, Albumin/Globulin Ratio, and GGT

Kidney: Includes Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, BUN/Creatinine Ratio, eGFR, and Uric Acid

Glucose (Diabetes)

Mineral and Bone: Total Iron, Calcium, and Phosphorus

Magnesium:This mineral is particularly important to nerves and muscles. Low magnesium is found in malnutrition, alcoholism, diabetes, hyperparathyroidism, and more. High magnesium is seen in kidney failure

Iron W/TIBC:Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)measures the amount of transferrin, a blood protein that transports iron from the gut to the cells that use it. Your body makes transferrin in relationship to your need for iron; when iron stores are low, transferrin levels increase, while transferrin is low when there is too much iron. Usually about one third of the transferrin is being used to transport iron. Because of this, your blood serum has considerable extra iron-binding capacity, which is the Unsaturated Iron Biding Capacity (UIBC). The TIBC equals UIBC plus the serum iron measurement. Some laboratories measure UIBC, some measure TIBC, and some measure transferrin.

Serum Iron Level:measures the level of iron in the liquid part of your blood.

Ferritin:Composed of iron and protein, Ferritin is a storehouse for iron in the body. Measurement provides an accurate picture of how much iron you have available in reserve. It is used to evaluate anemia and for diagnosing iron deficiency. Low Ferritin is a sign of iron deficiency. Ferritin is high with inflammation, infection, liver disease, iron overload, certain amends and certain cancers (leukemia and lymphoma

Transferrin: Blood levels are used to evaluate anemia and deficiency. High transferrin levels are found in iron deficiency, pregnancy, and in those taking birth control pills. It is low in liver disease, kidney disease, cancer, chronic inflammation, hereditary transferrin deficiency, or when there are excessive amounts of iron in the body.