While history and physical are the most important parts of your visit, many
times additional testing will be needed. Screening and diagnostic testing
help your personal physician define your risk of developing illness, confirm
a suspected diagnosis or monitor the status of your already diagnosed
medical problems.
Preferred Health Partners offers a variety of testing in the office for your
convenience*.
In office blood draws for standard and specialized testing.
Comprehensive body composition analysis to understand make-up of body
and proportion of fat, protein, minerals and water. We utilize this
machine to help set fitness goals and track the progress of your fitness
and weight loss plans, which does not always show in the traditional
scale.
In office testing, including electrocardiogram to detect heart problems
and monitor the heart’s status, spirometry to assess how well the
lungs work, doppler scan of veins and arteries to assess blood flow
within upper and lower extremities, echocardiogram which uses sound
waves to produce images of the heart’s valves and chambers to
evaluate the pumping action of the heart, stress echocardiogram which
combines the echocardiogram with exercise to further evaluate
heart’s performance under stress, and bone density to measure the
strength of bones.
In close proximity to our office locations, we have access to
comprehensive specialized radiology testing at local trusted imaging
facilities for CT scanning, MRI scanning, digital radiology and
fluoroscopy for routine x-rays and barium studies. In addition, our
patients can receive digital diagnostic and screening mammography, 3D
mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI imaging, stereotactic and
ultrasound guided breast biopsy, positron emission mammography, and bone
density testing. When indicated, we also refer patients for coronary
artery calcium testing and for current and prior smokers, lung cancer
screening program for low dose chest CT scanning.
