Laboratory/Blood Testing Centers
Lynn, MA
Lab/Blood Testing Centers
Lynn, MA
Accredited Drug Testing in Lynn, Massachusetts provides confidential laboratory analyzed testing services at our Lynn, MA testing locations for medical and personal testing purposes for health, prevention and early detection of diseases. Patients can directly schedule a laboratory test including blood and urinalysis at multiple laboratory/blood testing centers in Lynn, Massachusetts and the surrounding areas. Same day service is available and most testing centers in the Lynn, MA area are within minutes of your home or office.
271 WESTERN AVE STE102 2.2 miles
LYNN, MA 1904
371 BROADWAY 3.8 miles
SAUGUS, MA 1906
1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL 4.8 miles
PEABODY, MA 1960
229 Andover Street 5.6 miles
Peabody, MA 1960
52 CREST AVE STE 7A 5.8 miles
WINTHROP, MA 2152
140 Commonwealth Ave, 5.9 miles
Danvers, MA 1923
156 SAINT ANDREW RD 6.3 miles
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
On-site only 6.5 miles
Wakefield, MA 1880
9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2 6.6 miles
WINTHROP, MA 2152
219 CENTRE ST 6.9 miles
MALDEN, MA 2148
52 BOW ST 7.2 miles
STONEHAM, MA 2180
ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 7.6 miles
STONEHAM, MA 2180
1 HARBORSIDE DR 7.6 miles
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
17 MAIN ST APT 2A 7.6 miles
WAKEFIELD, MA 1880
101 STATION LNDG 7.9 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
16 Main Street 8.1 miles
Stoneham, MA 2180
20 S BORDER RD 8.3 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
5 MIDDLESEX AVE 8.5 miles
SOMERVILLE, MA 2145
92 HIGH ST 9.0 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
194 NORTH ST 9.1 miles
DANVERS, MA 1923
37 MANNING ST 9.1 miles
MEDFORD, MA 2155
800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225 9.2 miles
WOBURN, MA 1801
600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400 9.2 miles
Woburn, MA 1801
98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107 9.4 miles
BOSTON, MA 2114
101 ARCH ST STE 20 9.5 miles
BOSTON, MA 2110
10 CAMBRIA ST 9.6 miles
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
16 WESTWOOD RD 9.7 miles
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
1400 CAMBRIDGE ST 10.1 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
1493 CAMBRIDGE ST 10.2 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
12 EVERETT ST 10.5 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
POH on-site only 10.6 miles
WOBURN, MA 1801
Onsite Only 10.6 miles
Woburn Ma, MA 1801
Onsite Only #1 10.6 miles
Cambridge, MA 2139
850 HARRISON AVE STE 1N67 11.1 miles
BOSTON, MA 2118
601 Concord Ave 11.2 miles
Cambridge, MA 2138
114 WESTERN AVE 11.5 miles
ALLSTON, MA 2134
124 WESTERN AVE 11.5 miles
ALLSTON, MA 2134
725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100 11.6 miles
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
1101 Beacon St, 1st floor 11.8 miles
Brookline, MA 2446
319 Longwood Ave, 11.9 miles
Boston, MA 2115
1180 Beacon St Ste 1D, 11.9 miles
Brookline, MA 2446
1285 Beacon St 12.2 miles
Brookline, MA 2446
66B CONCORD ST 12.2 miles
WILMINGTON, MA 1887
358 HARVARD ST 12.3 miles
BROOKLINE, MA 2446
125 PARKER HILL AVE 12.4 miles
BOSTON, MA 2120
41 CARLETON RD 12.7 miles
BELMONT, MA 2478
376 Arsenal Street 13.0 miles
Watertown, MA 2472
500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350 13.2 miles
BEVERLY, MA 1915
736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL 13.2 miles
BRIGHTON, MA 2135
90 MIDDLESEX TPKE 13.6 miles
BURLINGTON, MA 1803
2100 DORCHESTER AVE 14.3 miles
DORCHESTER, MA 2124
35 BEDFORD ST 14.5 miles
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
58 BEDFORD ST 14.6 miles
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
48 HAMILTON AVE 14.9 miles
BILLERICA, MA 1821
21 SCHOOL ST 15.5 miles
QUINCY, MA 2169
165 GRANITE ST 15.6 miles
QUINCY, MA 2169
1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208 15.9 miles
NEWTON CENTER, MA 2459
199 REEDSDALE RD 16.1 miles
MILTON, MA 2186
1 MARINA PARK DR. 16.3 miles
WEST NEWTON, MA 2465
92 HIGHLAND ST 16.3 miles
MILTON, MA 2186
500 Congress St Ste 1e, 16.4 miles
Quincy, MA 2169
P.O. Box 546 16.5 miles
Andover, MA 1810
1996 CENTRE ST 16.6 miles
WEST ROXBURY, MA 2132
9 HOPE AVE 16.7 miles
WALTHAM, MA 2453
70 HOPE AVE APT 409 16.7 miles
WALTHAM, MA 2453
1030 MAIN ST 16.7 miles
WALTHAM, MA 2451
223 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, 16.8 miles
Cohasset, MA 2025
510 BOSTON RD 16.8 miles
BILLERICA, MA 1821
2 Adams Place Suite 305 16.9 miles
Quincy, MA 2169
138 Haverhill St, 17.3 miles
Andover, MA 1810
51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200 17.3 miles
Waltham, MA 2453
10 FORBES RD STE 260E 17.5 miles
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
485 GRANITE ST 17.9 miles
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
340 Wood Rd, Suite 302, 17.9 miles
Braintree, MA 2184
759 GRANITE ST 18.5 miles
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
200 PROVIDENCE HWY STE 202-203 18.8 miles
DEDHAM, MA 2026
370 PROVIDENCE HWY 18.8 miles
DEDHAM, MA 2026
250 POND ST 18.8 miles
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
100 BAY STATE DR 18.9 miles
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
221 Boston Rd, Suite 1, 18.9 miles
Billerica, MA 1862
922 HIGHLAND AVE 18.9 miles
NEEDHAM, MA 2494
200 SUTTON ST STE 135 19.0 miles
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 1845
345 MAIN ST 19.1 miles
TEWKSBURY, MA 1876
1 GENERAL ST 19.5 miles
LAWRENCE, MA 1841
286 NEHOIDEN ST 19.6 miles
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
148 CHESTNUT ST 19.7 miles
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
851 Main Street, 2nd Floor 20.1 miles
S. Weymouth, MA 2190
700 Rogers Street, 20.3 miles
Lowell, MA 1854
42 Washington Street 20.5 miles
Norwell, MA 2061
60 EAST ST STE 1400 21.1 miles
METHUEN, MA 1844
1 Branch St, 21.3 miles
Methuen, MA 1844
411 MERRIMACK ST STE 205 21.4 miles
METHUEN, MA 1844
380 MERRIMACK ST, STE B2 21.4 miles
METHUEN, MA 1844
1 HOSPITAL DR 21.7 miles
LOWELL, MA 1852
215 SUMMER ST STE 14 22.2 miles
HAVERHILL, MA 1830
39 Village Square, 22.4 miles
Chelmsford, MA 1824
296 Main Street 22.7 miles
Haverhill, MA 1830
101 ACCESS RD STE 1B 22.7 miles
NORWOOD, MA 2062
1399 WASHINGTON ST 22.9 miles
HANOVER, MA 2339
100 JOHN RD 23.2 miles
CANTON, MA 2021
38 VANDERBILT AVE STE E 23.8 miles
NORWOOD, MA 2062
190 N MAIN ST 23.9 miles
NATICK, MA 1760
10 RESEARCH PL STE 200 23.9 miles
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA 1863
945 WORCESTER ST ROUTE 9W 23.9 miles
NATICK, MA 1760
286 WASHINGTON ST 24.0 miles
STOUGHTON, MA 2072
335 Morse St, 1st Floor, 24.0 miles
Norwood, MA 2062
75 Stockwell Dr 24.1 miles
Avon, MA 2322
7 INDEPENDENCE WAY APT 13 24.8 miles
FRANKLIN, MA 2038
Testing services include physician referral, collection of the specimen, complete laboratory analysis and confidential and secure result reporting.
Common Lab/Blood Tests Performed in Lynn, MA Include:
- Lipid/Cholesterol Test
- STD Testing
- Diabetes Testing
- Thyroid Testing
- Hemoglobin A1C Testing
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) Testing
- Hepatitis Testing
- Basic Metabolic Testing
- Liver Function Testing
- Hormone Testing
** Patients who have high insurance deductibles, co-pays or do not have insurance can access important health and wellness testing by scheduling/Ordering a confidential clinical test through Accredited Drug Testing By Phone or On-line.
The process to schedule a lab/blood test in Lynn, Massachusetts is fast and easy!
Step 1: Schedule/Order your test online at www.accrediteddrugtesting.com/lab-test-order or call our scheduling department at 800-221-4291. You do not need to visit a doctor to order a test.
Step 2: Provide confidential and secure patient information including the type of test, zip code of the location area you would like to take the test, make payment and you will receive a patient registration form by email where you can immediately proceed to the testing center. Same day service is available. Your test registration pass will have the testing location address and hours of operation.
Step 3: After your test has been analyzed by one of our national CLIA and FDA certified laboratories (Quest/ LabCorp) your results will be sent through a confidential, secure and encrypted portal to the email address that you provided. In the event that the test is non-negative, abnormal or other circumstances, a consultation with the referring physician is available.
Blood Testing Lynn, Massachusetts
A blood test performed in Lynn, MA is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick. Multiple tests for specific blood components, such as a glucose test or a cholesterol test, are often grouped together into one test panel called a blood panel or blood work. Blood tests are often used in health care to determine physiological and biochemical states, such as disease, mineral content, pharmaceutical drug effectiveness, and organ function. Typical clinical blood panels include a basic metabolic panel or a complete blood count. Blood tests are also used in drug tests to detect drug abuse.
A basic metabolic panel measures sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), magnesium, creatinine, glucose, and sometimes calcium. Tests that focus on cholesterol levels can determine LDL and HDL cholesterol levels, as well as triglyceride levels.
Some tests, such as those that measure glucose or a lipid profile, require fasting (or no food consumption) eight to twelve hours prior to the drawing of the blood sample.
For the majority of tests, blood is usually obtained from the patient's vein. Other specialized tests, such as the arterial blood gas test, require blood extracted from an artery. Blood gas analysis of arterial blood is primarily used to monitor carbon dioxide and oxygen levels related to pulmonary function, but is also used to measure blood pH and bicarbonate levels for certain metabolic conditions.[While the regular glucose test is taken at a certain point in time, the glucose tolerance test involves repeated testing to determine the rate at which glucose is processed by the body.
Laboratory Testing In Lynn, Massachusetts
Our laboratory testing locations in Lynn, MA provide a wide range of certified laboratory test analysis. Some test results can be affected by certain foods and medications. For this reason, people may be asked to not eat or drink for several hours before a laboratory test or to delay taking medications until after the test.
Common Lab Tests Performed at our Lynn, Massachusetts Testing Facilities Include:
- Complete Blood Count. This test, also known as a CBC, is the most common blood test performed.
- Prothrombin Time. Also known as PT and Pro Time, this test measures how long it takes blood to clot.
- Basic Metabolic Panel.
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel.
- Lipid Panel.
- Liver Panel.
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.
- Hemoglobin A1C.
All laboratory testing that is performed on humans in the United States (except testing done in clinical trials and other types of human research) is regulated through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), which were passed by Congress in 1988. The CLIA laboratory certification program is administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in conjunction with the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CLIA ensures that laboratory staff are appropriately trained and supervised and that testing laboratories have quality control programs in place so that test results are accurate and reliable.
STD Testing Lynn, Massachusetts
Our local Lynn, Massachusetts STD testing centers provide multiple STD tests for individuals who may have been exposed to or showing symptoms of an STD. Millions of Americans have some form of an STD and our testing is provided in a confidential manner. STD tests may be ordered for one specific type of test or you may order a multiple panel test which includes several STD tests. STD stands for Sexually Transmitted Disease, also known as STI or Sexually Transmitted Infection, meaning that these diseases are most often, but not exclusively, spread by sexual intercourse.
STDs are passed from one person to another through sexual activity which can include vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse and/or anal intercourse. Though not as common, STDs can also be transmitted through intimate physical contact such as heavy petting.
STDs do not always cause symptoms, or they may only cause mild symptoms. This makes it very possible to have an infection and not know it. Therefore, if you are sexually active it is important to get tested at least once a year.
Handy Resources
Comprehensive Online Resources for Drug Testing
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Provides comprehensive information on drug testing and its role in substance use disorder treatment.
- FDA: Drug Testing
Explains the FDA's role and regulations concerning drug testing for consumers.
- PDR.net
Provides detailed drug information and safety updates through a mobile-friendly platform.
- BeSafeRx - FDA
Resource by the FDA to help consumers identify and choose safe online pharmacies.
- SAMHSA: Drug Testing Resources for the Workplace
Resources and guidelines for drug testing in the workplace.
- Drugs.com
Provides drug information, side effects, and interactions for consumers and professionals.
- Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)
Online version of the DAST to help individuals assess whether they have a drug problem.
- Merck Manuals
Consumer-friendly medical resource providing comprehensive information on a wide array of health topics, including drug testing.
- SAMHSA Store
Provides access to resources and publications on substance use prevention and treatment.
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
Information on state boards of pharmacy and regulations, including those related to drug testing.
- CDC: Workplace Health Promotion
CDC's resources on substance use and drug testing in the workplace.
- Mayo Clinic: Drug Testing
General information about the procedures and types of drug tests.
- MedlinePlus: Drug Testing
Offers information about various drug tests and their uses in medical diagnosis and treatment.
- University of Rochester Medical Center Health Encyclopedia
Provides a detailed entry on drug testing, including how tests are conducted and what they detect.
- World Health Organization (WHO)
International guidelines and information on public health, including substance abuse and drug testing.
- Healthline: Drug Testing
Consumer health site offering information on how drug tests work and what they look for.
- WebMD: Drug Testing
Provides a patient-oriented overview of drug testing and its purposes.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
Provides a vast database of scientific studies, including research on drug testing and its effectiveness.
AI Overview
Laboratory Blood Testing: An Essential Overview
Laboratory blood testing is a fundamental tool in medical diagnostics, offering critical insights into the physiological and pathological conditions of the body. These tests are commonly used to evaluate health, diagnose diseases, and monitor medical treatments. This overview highlights the importance, common types of blood tests, and what individuals can expect during the testing process.
Importance of Blood Testing
Blood tests are vital for early detection and management of diseases. They help in assessing the functioning of various organs such as the liver, kidneys, and thyroid, and are essential in diagnosing conditions like diabetes, anemia, and heart disease. Regular blood testing can aid in the early detection of health issues, allowing for timely intervention.
Common Types of Blood Tests
- Complete Blood Count (CBC): Measures the levels of various blood cells like red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. This test is crucial for diagnosing conditions such as anemia and infections.
- Blood Chemistry Panels: Includes tests such as liver panels, kidney panels, and electrolyte testing which assess the functionality of these organs and electrolyte balance.
- Lipid Panel: Used to determine the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, important for assessing heart disease risk.
- Blood Glucose Tests: Measures blood sugar levels to manage and diagnose diabetes.
- Coagulation Panel: Assesses blood clotting ability and can help diagnose clotting disorders or monitor blood thinning medications.
What to Expect During a Blood Test
- Preparation: Some tests require fasting or other specific conditions before sample collection. It's important to follow all preparatory instructions provided by the healthcare provider.
- Collection Process: A healthcare professional will draw blood, usually from a vein in the arm, using a small needle. The process is quick and causes minimal discomfort.
- Results: The time to receive test results can vary depending on the type of test. Results are typically available within a few days and will be discussed with the healthcare provider to interpret what they mean for the individual’s health.
Benefits of Regular Blood Testing
Regular blood testing provides numerous benefits:
- Health Monitoring: Helps track health changes over time, providing insights into how lifestyle, diet, and age affect body functions.
- Disease Management: Essential for managing chronic conditions, allowing adjustments in treatment plans based on test results.
- Preventive Care: Identifies risk factors early, enabling preventive measures to be taken before the onset of more serious conditions.
Laboratory blood testing is a key component in healthcare management, playing a crucial role in diagnosing, monitoring, and preventing diseases. Understanding the types and purposes of various blood tests can help individuals actively participate in their healthcare decisions.
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Local Area Info: Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is the 9th largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. An early industrial center, Lynn was long colloquially referred to as the "City of Sin", owing to its historical reputation for crime and vice. Today, however, the city is known for its contemporary public art, international population, historic architecture, downtown cultural district, loft-style apartments, and public parks and open spaces, which include the oceanfront Lynn Shore Reservation; the 2,200-acre, Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Lynn Woods Reservation; and the High Rock Tower Reservation. Lynn also is home to Lynn Heritage State Park, the southernmost portion of the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, and the seaside, National Register-listed Diamond Historic District.
Prior to European colonization, the area today known as Lynn was inhabited by the Naumkeag people. The English settled Lynn not long after the 1607 establishment of Jamestown, Virginia—the first successful English colony in North America—and the 1620 arrival of the Mayflower at Plymouth. European settlement of the area was begun in 1629 by Edmund Ingalls, followed by John Tarbox of Lancashire in 1631. The area today encompassing Lynn was originally incorporated in 1629 as Saugus, the Nipmuck name for the area.
A noteworthy early Lynn colonist, Thomas Halsey, left Lynn to settle the East End of Long Island, where he and several others founded the Town of Southampton, New York. The resulting Halsey House—the oldest extant frame house in New York State (1648)—is now open to the public, under the aegis of the Southampton Colonial Society.