Comprehensive Blood Panel in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley
One blood draw read across many markers at once, and 6 clinics in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley that list it.
- Time
- One visit A single blood draw
- What you do
- Give a blood sample Often after fasting
- You get
- Results across many markers Each against a reference range
A comprehensive blood panel measures many markers from one blood draw, across heart, metabolic, hormone, inflammation, nutrient and organ function. It goes further than the smaller set a routine physical usually covers.
Clinics advertise the number of markers, but what decides the value is which markers are on the list, how many your own physician already runs, and whether someone goes through the results with you.
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Comprehensive Blood Panel: common questions
Which clinics in Palo Alto-Silicon Valley list comprehensive biomarker panels?
6 in our Palo Alto-Silicon Valley guide: Biograph, San Francisco Bay Area, Biohackr Health, Palo Alto, Prenuvo, Redwood City, Young Naturopathic Center for Wellness, PrimaryMD, San Mateo and Q Bio.
Do I need to fast?
Often, for some markers such as glucose and lipids. The clinic tells you whether to fast and for how long.
What if a marker is outside the range?
A result outside a reference range is not always a problem. It is read with your history and other results, which is why the review matters.
Sources: MedlinePlus: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP); MedlinePlus: How to Understand Your Lab Results