Doctors Express offers a state-of-the-art laboratory.
Results are available within ten minutes – leading to a quicker diagnosis and treatment plan. Some of the tests that can be performed include:
- CBCs – These tests check for anemia or signs of infection.
- Urinalysis – Urinalysis tests can check for pregnancy, infection and are used for drug screening.
- Cultures – These test for strep throat and the flu.
- Chemistry – Our chemistry tests check for signs of dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities (potassium, sodium, etc) and liver function abnormalities.
At Doctors Express, if your doctor believes that you need laboratory testing, you will not need to be sent out to a private laboratory for the collection and then have to wait for a phone call or second appointment to get your results. We strive to provide you with the best medical care available, including a comprehensive, on-site laboratory.
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Health Awareness
IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS
Vaccine-preventable diseases have a costly impact, resulting in doctor visits, hospitalizations, and premature deaths. Sick children can also cause parents to lose time from work.
Disease prevention is the key to public health. Vaccines prevent disease in the people who receive them and protect those who come into contact with unvaccinated individuals. Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases and save lives. Before vaccines, many children died from diseases that vaccines now prevent, such as whooping cough, measles, and polio.
We don't vaccinate just to protect our children. We also vaccinate to protect our grandchildren and their grandchildren. Our children don't have to get smallpox shots anymore because the disease no longer exists. If we keep vaccinating now, parents in the future may be able to trust that diseases like polio and meningitis won't infect, cripple, or kill children. Vaccinations are one of the best ways to put an end to the serious effects of certain diseases.
Immunizing individual children also helps to protect the health of our community, especially those people who are not immunized. People who are not immunized include those who are too young to be vaccinated (e.g., children less than a year old cannot receive the measles vaccine but can be infected by the measles virus), those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons (e.g., children with leukemia), and those who cannot make an adequate response to vaccination. Also protected, therefore, are people who received a vaccine, but who have not developed immunity. In addition, people who are sick will be less likely to be exposed to disease germs that can be passed around by unvaccinated children. Immunization also slows down or stops disease outbreaks.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/vaccines
