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There is a wide variety of laboratory tests available on the market. They allow you to assess the work of the body, detect dangerous substances or diseases. They can be performed on the recommendation of a doctor or without a referral. If we decide on the latter option, we must prepare for the fact that we will have to pay for it. The price list of tests depends on the city in which we want to perform them.
Laboratory tests – no referral
Now without referral we can make almost all of them Laboratory tests. Tests without referral most often they are performed by people who use private medical services, because in this case the referral is not due and the patient has to pay for their own treatment and diagnostics. This is often a large expense, but due to the long dates of medical visits, many people choose this option. It is worth remembering that a referral for some examinations may also be issued by a family doctor. This information can sometimes save you a lot of money. The primary care physician may order, among others morphology, cholesterol, glucose and ESR tests. Even basic diagnostics will provide information on the functioning of the body. As part of the POZ, we can also count on the performance of TSH. This test will detect problems related to the thyroid gland.
Laboratory tests – results
Laboratory results made in most establishments can now be picked up online. How it’s working? The patient receives a special code while collecting the material for the examination. It is enough for him to go to the clinic’s website at home and enter its numbers in the appropriate field. The document it contains will be automatically generated Results. In many places Results are available on the same day, even hours after being downloaded. However, it all depends on the type of examination and the number of patients. The diagnosis must be made by a doctor on the basis of the examination. It is he who interprets Resultstaking into account the general condition of the patient. In some places we have to report there in person, often with an identity document. It may happen that the results can be collected from the attending physician, and not – as usual – at registration.
Exceeding the standards given by a specific laboratory does not always indicate an illness or an abnormality. Even lifestyle and certain medications can significantly affect certain parameters.
Laboratory tests – price list
There is no one universal price list for all establishments. Each of them may impose their own prices, so it is worth getting acquainted with the current ones before carrying out any research price lists in specific places, especially when we plan many of them. This can save you a lot of money sometimes. It is very common for research prices to be higher in a larger city. A lot also depends on the equipment and methods used in the laboratory for determining specific parameters.