Comprehensive Labs List

[ddjd]

Hi. I'm travelling to Serbia and whilst im there I might be able to get blood tests for about £5 -15 pounds each. I've never got any blood work done so I'm going to ask for everything. Can people advise if I actually need any of the tests in this top list, as well as the comprehensive list at the bottom from haidut.


Total Cholesterol
Homocysteine
Ammonia
Lipid panel
Whole blood serotonin (same as normal serotonin?)
dhea-s (as well as or better than normal DHEA test?)
zinc
Parathyroid
Lactic Acid
Histamine
Sodium
Serum Calcium
Serum Phosphate
Potassium
Chloride
Glucose


COMPREHENSIVE LIST (from Haidut)

1. Blood:

CBC (complete blood count)
iron,
Ferritin
transferrin
iron saturation
copper
ceruloplasmin

2. Metabolism:

CMP (Comprehensive metabolic panel)
CO2 (carbon dioxide)
LDH (lactate dehydrogenase)
CK (Creatine kinase)
insulin
IGF-1 (Insulin-like growth factor 1)
NEFA (Non-esterified fatty acids / Free fatty acids)

3. Liver

AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase)
ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase Level)
ALT (Alanine aminotransferase / SGPT)
GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase)
PT (Prothrombin time)
PTT (Partial thromboplastin time)
albumin
billirubin
total protein
fibrin

4.
Prolactin
serotonin

5. Steroids:

pregnenolone
DHEA
progesterone
testosterone
DHT
estradiol
estrone
estrone sulfate (E1S)
estriol
cortisol

6.
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
fT4 (Free thyroxine)
fT3 (Free Triiodothyronine)
rT3 (Reverse Triiodothyronine)

7. Inflammation:
ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate)
CRP (C-reactive protein)

8. PUFA status:
blood iodine
Mead acid

9.
Vitamin A
25-hydroxy vitamin D test
1,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D
B12

 

[HealthisWealth]

Hi are there many kinds of vitamin d test?

My doctor is asking to test for total vitamin d test? Is this an accurate blood test to know my vitamin d status or are there more specific vitamin d to test?