GUIDES FROM GOZA
Health guides
Plain-English guides from Goza, a Florida telehealth practice. We are starting with our lab panels: what each one tests, how to prepare, what the results mean and what it costs. Guides on the conditions we treat, supplements and screenings come next. Every guide is reviewed by a licensed clinician and cites its sources.
Lab tests
What each panel tests, how to prepare, what results mean and what it costs.
What a comprehensive wellness blood panel tests, and whether you need one
A plain-English guide to the 10 tests in an annual wellness blood panel, how to prepare, what results mean, and how to order one in Florida without insurance.
Lab test guideWhat a complete thyroid panel tests, and when it is worth getting
What a complete thyroid blood panel tests, what TSH, free T4, free T3 and thyroid antibodies each tell you, and how to order one in Florida without insurance.
Lab test guideWhat a heart and diabetes risk panel tests, and how to read it
What a heart and diabetes risk panel measures, including cholesterol, ApoB, hs-CRP, A1C and fasting insulin, how to prepare, and how to order one in Florida.
Lab test guideWhat a vitamin and nutrient panel tests, and who is most likely to be low
What a vitamin and nutrient blood panel measures, including vitamin D, B12, folate, iron, magnesium and zinc, who is most likely to be low, and how to order.
Lab test guideWhat a female hormone panel tests, and when it actually helps
What a female hormone panel measures, including estradiol, progesterone, FSH, LH, testosterone, prolactin and TSH, when testing helps, and when it does not.
Lab test guideWhat a male hormone panel tests, and how low testosterone is actually diagnosed
What a male hormone blood panel measures, including total and free testosterone, LH, FSH, prolactin and PSA, and how low testosterone is actually diagnosed.
Lab test guideWhat an athletic performance panel tests, and how training changes the results
What an athletic performance blood panel measures, including testosterone, cortisol, iron, vitamin D, hs-CRP and creatine kinase, and how training affects it.
Lab test guideImmunity titers for school and healthcare jobs: what they test and what results mean
What immunity titer blood tests check for nursing school, college and healthcare jobs: MMR, chickenpox, hepatitis B and a TB blood test, and what results mean.
