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Advanced Testing
Testing Should Answer a Clinical Question
More testing is not always better. The value of a laboratory study depends on whether it addresses a meaningful clinical question, whether the method is appropriate, and whether the result will change management.
Andelana MD uses conventional laboratories and may use selected specialty laboratories when additional information is clinically justified. Not every patient requires advanced testing, and no laboratory panel should be interpreted without medical history and clinical context.
Conventional Laboratory Evaluation
What Testing Measures • Complete blood count and metabolic testing • Glucose, hemoglobin A1c, insulin, and related metabolic markers • Standard and advanced lipid assessment • Thyroid testing including TSH, Free T4, Free T3, and thyroid antibody testing when clinically appropriate • Reproductive and adrenal-related hormones selected according to the patient • Iron, vitamin, and nutrient markers • Inflammatory and cardiovascular markers • Other physician-selected testing
Advanced Cardiometabolic Testing
What Testing Measures • Advanced lipoprotein analysis • Apolipoproteins and selected vascular-risk markers • Insulin-resistance assessment • Inflammatory markers • Fatty-acid or nutritional assessment when useful
Gastrointestinal Testing
What Testing Measures • Comprehensive stool analysis • Digestive and absorption markers • Microbial balance • Intestinal inflammatory markers • Selected pathogen or overgrowth evaluation • Testing chosen according to symptoms and conventional workup
Environmental Exposure Testing
What Testing Measures • Mold- or mycotoxin-related testing • Heavy-metal assessment • Selected environmental toxicants • Exposure-based evaluation guided by history • Referral or conventional testing when environmental illness requires a different specialist
Nutrient, Organic Acid & Detoxification-Pathway Testing
What Testing Measures • Micronutrient status • Oxidative-stress markers • Organic acids when clinically useful • Methylation- and glutathione-related markers • Selected genetic information when it has a clear clinical purpose
Tick-Borne and Infectious Testing
What Testing Measures • Lyme-related testing • Selected tick-borne organisms • Testing based on geography, exposure, symptoms, and prior evaluation • Coordination with infectious-disease or other specialists when appropriate
Our Partner Laboratories
Depending on the clinical question and current availability, testing may be performed through conventional or specialty laboratories such as Labcorp, Quest Diagnostics, Genova Diagnostics, Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory, Mosaic Diagnostics, Doctor’s Data, Vibrant Wellness, Cyrex Laboratories, RealTime Laboratories, or IGeneX.
Learn About Specialty Laboratory Testing
Patients who would like to understand the types of specialty testing that may be considered can review the official laboratory websites below. These links are provided for general education. A laboratory’s test menu does not mean that every test is appropriate, validated for every clinical purpose, or routinely ordered by Andelana MD. Testing is selected by the physician only when it addresses a relevant clinical question.
Genova Diagnostics
Offers specialty testing related to gastrointestinal health, nutrition, hormones, metabolism, and other functional-health concerns.
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Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory
Known for the GI-MAP stool test and other testing related to gastrointestinal microorganisms, digestion, inflammation, and organic metabolites.
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Mosaic Diagnostics
Offers testing that may include organic acids, mycotoxins, environmental toxicants, nutritional markers, and selected infectious or metabolic evaluations.
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Doctor's Data
Provides specialty testing in areas such as gastrointestinal health, toxic and essential elements, nutritional status, cardiometabolic health, endocrinology, and environmental exposure.
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Vibrant Wellness
Offers a broad menu of specialty tests involving gut health, hormones, immune reactivity, cardiovascular health, nutrition, toxins, and longevity-related markers.
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Cyrex Laboratories
Specializes in clinical immunology and antibody-array testing related to autoimmune, gluten associated, food-associated, intestinal, and neurologic immune reactivity.
RealTime Laboratories
Provides mold, mycotoxin, and environmental mold testing for selected exposure-related evaluations.
IGeneX
Specializes in laboratory testing for Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and other tick-borne infections. Testing should be interpreted together with exposure history, symptoms, and conventional medical evaluation.
Important: Specialty test results can be difficult to interpret and may have limitations. Patients should not order, diagnose, or treat themselves based only on information from a laboratory website. Results must be considered in the context of symptoms, medical history, examination findings, conventional testing, medications, exposures, and the physician’s clinical judgment.
Important Clarification
Andelana MD does not replace emergency care and cannot guarantee that every possible disease or condition will be identified. Testing is selected according to clinical appropriateness rather than through a one-size-fits-all panel.