Laboratory/Blood Testing Centers
Simpsonville, MD
Lab/Blood Testing Centers
Simpsonville, MD
Accredited Drug Testing in Simpsonville, Maryland provides confidential laboratory analyzed testing services at our Simpsonville, MD 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 Simpsonville, Maryland and the surrounding areas. Same day service is available and most testing centers in the Simpsonville, MD area are within minutes of your home or office.
11055 Little Patuxent Pkwy, SUITE 202 1.9 miles
Columbia, MD 21044
6656 DOBBIN RD 3.0 miles
COLUMBIA, MD 21045
8768 SUSINI DR 4.0 miles
LAUREL, MD 20723
3676 Alpen Greenway 6.0 miles
Burtonsville, MD 20866
6785 Business Pkwy 6.1 miles
Elkridge, MD 21075
7377 WASHINGTON BLVD STE 101-102 6.2 miles
ELKRIDGE, MD 21075
9055 Chevrolet Dr Ste 101, 6.8 miles
Ellicott City, MD 21043
P. O. BOX 376 6.9 miles
LAUREL, MD 20725
On-site ONLY 7.2 miles
LAUREL, MD 20724
9396D BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE 7.8 miles
ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042
Testing services include physician referral, collection of the specimen, complete laboratory analysis and confidential and secure result reporting.
Common Lab/Blood Tests Performed in Simpsonville, MD 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 Simpsonville, Maryland 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 Simpsonville, Maryland
A blood test performed in Simpsonville, MD 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 Simpsonville, Maryland
Our laboratory testing locations in Simpsonville, MD 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 Simpsonville, Maryland 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 Simpsonville, Maryland
Our local Simpsonville, Maryland 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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Simpsonville is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.
People and nature have long flourished beside the Middle Patuxent River. Over 12,000 years ago, Native Americans hunted deer and gathered acorns and other wild food in the woods and waters. People from Woodland Indian cultures settled nearby about 2,000 years ago, leaving traces of their lives in the earthenware pottery and stone tools they left behind. In 1741, John Hobbs acquired the patent on the lands around Simpsonville. The land passed to Rachel Worthington in 1789, followed by Richard Owings in 1796. The early 19th century Simpsonville Mill water-powered grist mill and saw mill was built here, as well as a woolen factory, wheelwright shop, blacksmith shop, and nine houses. In 1850, the town became known as Simpsonville, named after its first postmaster, Charles Simpson. In 1852, Charles Ridgley Simpson bought 215 acres which included the mill and town center.
The Simpsons, Warfields, Owings, and other families lived in the Simpsonville for generations. In the 1920s and 1930s, mill owner John Iglehart kept detailed ledgers of purchases at his mill store. The Saumenigs, who owned the future Robinson property, shopped at the Iglehart store as early as 1926. The area was home to Howard County Commissioner De Wilton Partlett, who lost his home when his neighbor Fedora Boski burned his farm buildings and perished in the event in 1928. Simpsonville remained a hub for the local economy until undermined by the declining milling industry and the Great Depression. Nearby Atholton postal services were merged with Simpsonville. Lee Preston led Atholton High School students to conduct the first archeological excavations around Simpsonville in 1984. Over 42,000 artifacts have been recovered through decades of investigations, including machine parts, clothing, bottles, window glass, and two millstones. Primary documents, including wills, deeds, letters, and photographs, provide further insights into life and work in historic Simpsonville. The Simpsonville Mill Archaeological and Historic District is one of the few professionally studied mill sites in Maryland. Research at the site continues to reveal more about the roles of small industrial and commercial communities in Maryland’s early economy.
From 1963 to 1966, The Rouse Company purchased large tracts of Simpsonville to develop Columbia, Maryland. The development displaced farms and small scientific businesses like JEJA that bred scientific research primates. Throughout this time, racial tensions arose with cross burnings.