Laboratory/Blood Testing Centers
Paxton, MA
Lab/Blood Testing Centers
Paxton, MA
Accredited Drug Testing in Paxton, Massachusetts provides confidential laboratory analyzed testing services at our Paxton, 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 Paxton, Massachusetts and the surrounding areas. Same day service is available and most testing centers in the Paxton, MA area are within minutes of your home or office.
255 PARK AVE STE 400 6.4 miles
WORCESTER, MA 1609
415 MAIN ST 7.2 miles
WORCESTER, MA 1608
100 MLK, Jr. Blvd, Lower Level 7.4 miles
Worcester, MA 1608
500 Lincoln Street 7.8 miles
Worcester, MA 1605
3 PERRY PL 8.2 miles
AUBURN, MA 1501
490 SHREWSBURY ST 8.5 miles
WORCESTER, MA 1604
630 PLANTATION ST 8.6 miles
WORCESTER, MA 1605
352 BELMONT ST 8.8 miles
WORCESTER, MA 1604
141 MASSASOIT RD 9.1 miles
WORCESTER, MA 1604
35 MILLBURY ST 9.5 miles
AUBURN, MA 1501
348 Greenwood Street 9.5 miles
Worcester, MA 1607
333 SW Cutoff Suite 202 13.5 miles
Northborough, MA 1532
424 CENTRAL ST 16.5 miles
LEOMINSTER, MA 1453
85 SOUTH ST 16.5 miles
WARE, MA 1082
435 Lancaster Street Suite 214A 16.8 miles
Leominster, MA 1453
32 OAKES AVE 1ST FL 17.1 miles
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 1550
42 BOSTON POST RD W 17.8 miles
MARLBOROUGH, MA 1752
60 HOSPITAL RD 18.0 miles
LEOMINSTER, MA 1453
202 ELI DR PO BOX 584 19.1 miles
GARDNER, MA 1440
157 UNION ST 19.3 miles
MARLBOROUGH, MA 1752
157 UNION ST 19.3 miles
MARLBORO, MA 1752
5 WINTER ST 19.4 miles
HUDSON, MA 1749
28 Newton St 20.6 miles
Southboro, MA 1772
115 WATER ST 2ND FL 23.5 miles
MILFORD, MA 1757
2033 MAIN ST 23.8 miles
ATHOL, MA 1331
1179 MAIN ST 24.5 miles
ATHOL, MA 1331
160 S MAIN ST 24.7 miles
MILFORD, MA 1757
Testing services include physician referral, collection of the specimen, complete laboratory analysis and confidential and secure result reporting.
Common Lab/Blood Tests Performed in Paxton, 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 Paxton, 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 Paxton, Massachusetts
A blood test performed in Paxton, 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 Paxton, Massachusetts
Our laboratory testing locations in Paxton, 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 Paxton, 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 Paxton, Massachusetts
Our local Paxton, 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.
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Local Area Info: Paxton, Massachusetts
The district of Paxton was originally taken from the towns of Leicester and Rutland, in nearly equal parts, and was incorporated February 12, 1765. Charles Paxton, marshal of the Admiralty Court, offered a church bell to the town if it was named after him; no such gift was ever made. The inhabitants soon commenced their plan for building a meeting house, and on the first day of April 1765, the town voted to build it. It was raised on 18 June 1766, and this is the frame of the present meeting house.
In 1766, within two years of the incorporation of the town, the foundation of the present meeting house was laid, on what is now the common, near the flagstaff. The land was given by Seth Howe, from a piece of his pasture.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40 km2), of which 14.7 square miles (38 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), or 4.78%, is water.