Vitamin D Test
Long known for its role in the prevention of childhood rickets and in the intestinal absorption of dietary calcium, vitamin D has now been found to be important in protecting the body from a wide range of diseases.
Vitamin D screening has been recommended as a routine part of the annual physical examination. Deficiency may be present even when there are no symptoms, yet it is simple to correct and may solve a number of subclinical health problems and reduce risk for more serious diseases.
Advantages of a Simple Blood Spot Test
*Non-Refundable*
$100.00/ EA
Vitamin D screening has been recommended as a routine part of the annual physical examination. Deficiency may be present even when there are no symptoms, yet it is simple to correct and may solve a number of subclinical health problems and reduce risk for more serious diseases.
Advantages of a Simple Blood Spot Test
- No phlebotomist or specimen processing (centrifugation) required, therefore less expensive and more convenient than conventional blood draws
- Particularly suitable for pediatric testing, since heelstick is already used in routine neonatal screening for phenylketonuria
- Convenience and privacy of collection at home using a nearly painless finger stick
- Excellent correlation with serum tests for 25-hydroxyvitamin D2/D3
- 25-hydroxyvitamin D2/D3 is stable in dried blood spot at room temperature for up to a month, allowing for worldwide shipment
- Safe handling and transport of samples, as infectious agents are inactivated by drying
*Non-Refundable*
$100.00/ EA
NY State residents:
New York State health law prohibits the testing of blood spot specimens collected in or mailed from New York and prohibits the transmission of blood spot laboratory data to NY physicians or residents.
All Testers:
You will be submitting health information and ordering tests for informational purposes only. For hormone tests, a contracted licensed physician will review your request and authorize the testing service you are purchasing. You are responsible for taking the test to your primary care physician for any additional interpretation and neither the physician authorizing the test, nor the lab, nor Murray Avenue Apothecary are diagnosing or treating any condition through your use of this service.
New York State health law prohibits the testing of blood spot specimens collected in or mailed from New York and prohibits the transmission of blood spot laboratory data to NY physicians or residents.
All Testers:
You will be submitting health information and ordering tests for informational purposes only. For hormone tests, a contracted licensed physician will review your request and authorize the testing service you are purchasing. You are responsible for taking the test to your primary care physician for any additional interpretation and neither the physician authorizing the test, nor the lab, nor Murray Avenue Apothecary are diagnosing or treating any condition through your use of this service.
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©2010 by Susan Merenstein, Pharmacist and Owner of Murray Avenue Apothecary.
©2010 by Susan Merenstein, Pharmacist and Owner of Murray Avenue Apothecary.