Must remove socks or pantihose. The symptoms include inflammation of multiple small joints such as the hands, feet, elbows and ankles. In rheumatoid arthritis antibodies attack the membranes that line your joints. It can lead to severe anemia as well as permanent damage to the kidneys, lungs, bones, liver and nervous system. A urine sample provides 10 results that are useful in evaluating conditions such as dehydration, urinary infection or inflammation, kidney stones or tumors of the kidneys or bladder.
Client provides a urine specimen at the time of testing.
This test screens for vision problems. It also can indicate if more serious underlying eye conditions are present that can threaten vision and permanent blindness. CT technology measures hardened calcium deposits in the heart. Most, but not all, plaques in the arteries contain some calcium. If a substantial amount of calcium is discovered, a atherosclerotic disease is present, which can lead to heart attack and death.