Lab Testing

Primary Care Practice & Internists

Lab Testing

Lab testing shouldn’t be complicated or frustrating. At Pulse Primary Care, highly rated internal medicine specialists works to simplify your life and has built in-house labs in their numerous offices and locations. This allows you to get tests the day of your appointment, with results right away. Call the nearest office or book your appointment using the provided online link now.

Lab Testing Q&A

What is lab testing?

Lab testing is the process of obtaining and examining biological samples from your body. The most common types of samples are:

Blood
Urine
Nasal and throat fluids
Skin cells or other small tissue samples
Stool

Blood and urine tests are by far the most common lab tests because both can provide an extremely wide range of information about your health.

What can lab testing tell me?

Lab testing can find the signs of:

Diabetes
High cholesterol
Thyroid disease
Kidney disease
Liver problems
Infections
Flu and other viruses
Anemia
Hormone imbalance
Vitamin deficiencies
Allergies
Sexually transmitted diseases
Blood clotting problems
Drug use

There are many specific and general health problems that lab tests can look for, so some tests are multipurpose. For example, a complete blood count (CBC) looks for cell count differences. It can help evaluate your whole health, detect the cause of new symptoms, monitor your chronic condition, or assess the effects of your current medication.

Where do you go for lab testing?

At Pulse Primary Care, you don’t have to go anywhere for lab testing. The practice built a state-of-the-art lab in each of its three offices to make testing more accessible and easy. You can have your lab testing right away, with no drive or long wait.

The lab evaluates your samples immediately, and you’ll get results during your appointment.

Do I have to fast for lab testing?

You need to fast (no food or water for at least four to eight hours, based on directions) for some lab testing. Generally speaking, the lab tests requiring fasting are scheduled well in advance, like your annual physicals.

What do my lab testing results mean?

Pulse Primary Care understands that all those lab values can look really confusing on paper, so they boil it down to the basics you need to know. If you have questions or don’t understand some aspect of your test results, they are happy to go over the lab values and talk solutions if you need to make some changes.

Call the Pulse Primary Care office nearest you or click the online appointment feature to arrange convenient lab testing today.