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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09f00840erlcjm.png"> <div> <B>McCallWellness</B><B>.com</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><U>H</U></B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="McCallWellness.com"><U><B><U>ome</U></B></U></A><B>   </B><B>|  </B><B> </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission "><U>Mission </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Current News"><U>Current News</U></A>   |   <A HREF="new_patient_information_package.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Patients"><U>New Patients</U></A>   |   <B>Exams/Tests</B>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Supplements"><U>Supplements</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seminar Series"><U>Seminar Series</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rx Side Effects"><U>Rx Side Effects</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mind "><U>Mind </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fasting"><U>Fasting</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Support Groups"><U> Support Groups</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vaccines"><U>Vaccines</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Children"><U>Children</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recipes"><U>Recipes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Juicing"><U>Juicing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Organic"><U>Organic</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sponsors"><U>Sponsors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact/Links"><U>Contact/Links</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>· Extensive Medical Interview </B></div> <div> One-on-one consultation with a board-certified physician Mark Colafranceschi allows ample time to discuss your concerns. The physician reviews your personal medical history as well as your family history. There is detailed screening for symptoms relating to all of your body's systems, including neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and endocrine. </div> <bR> <div> <B>· Comprehensive Physical Examination </B></div> <div> The physician completes a detailed checklist while conducting your physical examination. </div> <bR> <div> <B>· Men's Issues</B></div> <div> When indicated imaging of the prostate and blood tests for testosterone and other relevant hormones, the physician provides the opportunity to discuss sexual issues, and the options for optimizing sexual health. </div> <bR> <div> <B>· Musculoskeletal Evaluation & Fitness Assessment</B></div> <div> Your assessment includes measures of body composition, joint range of motion as well as flexibility and strength of the adjoining soft tissue structures. A postural assessment will be performed with recommendations to decrease the effects of degeneration on joints and muscles. Gait analysis is used to determine structural abnormalities and muscle asymmetry. With correction and retraining you will be able to help decrease the stress on your body and slow the degenerative process. r </div> <div> eens for early coronary heart disease before you are aware of symptoms.</div> <div> <B>·</B></div> <div> <B>· Nutritional Evaluation </B></div> <div> Forms are given to you to document everything you eat for 2 days. Practical and individual recommendations are made to increase the `nutrient density' of your diet and regulate optimal caloric intake. </div> <bR> <div> <B>· Vitamin/Minearl/ Enzyme profile</B></div> <div> If you are taking vitamins and supplements currently, we take the ingredients of your entire regimen.</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Stress Assessment</B></div> <div> Because we are concerned with every aspect of your total health, part of our program includes an evaluation of your personal "stressors" and general outlook on life. </div> <div>  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>LABORATORY TESTS:</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>· CBC and Chem 20</B></div> <div> A complete blood count (CBC), twenty chemistry measures (also known as Comp Metabolic panel), which includes measures of liver and kidney function, fasting glucose (blood sugar), and electrolytes. </div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>·Blood type with RH factor</B></div> <div> Human blood is grouped into four types: A, B, AB, and O. Each letter refers to a kind of antigen, or protein, on the surface of red blood cells. Each blood type is also grouped by its Rhesus factor, or Rh factor. Blood is either Rh positive (Rh+) or Rh negative (Rh-).  Rhesus refers to another type of antigen, or protein, on the surface of red blood cells. The name Rhesus comes from Rhesus monkeys, in which the protein was discovered.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Complete Hormone Panel Plus</B></div> <div> Serum DHEA-S, estrogen (estradiol extraction), testosterone (“free,” total, and “bioavailable”), growth hormone (via IGF-1) and cortisol for both men and women. For men, there is also a measure of DHT (dihydrotestosterone) and LH (luteinizing hormone from the pituitary). For women, there are additionally measures of progesterone and FSH (follicle stimulating hormone from the pituitary). </div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Cardiovascular Risk Panel (VAP and Fasting Insulin)</B></div> <div> Medical scientists have discovered many modifiable risk markers for heart disease. Cholesterol is just the tip of the iceberg. Our basic cardiac panel includes the usual lipid panel of cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides. In addition, the type of HDL and LDL are checked, since it makes a big difference in your individual rate of arteriosclerosis. Lipoprotein (a), highly sensitive C-reactive protein, homocysteine, and fasting insulin. Fibrinogen and others can be added for high-risk individuals. Together these many tests provide your individual and unique pattern of risk markers. These may be modified to meet individual needs. </div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Ferritin</B></div> <div> Ferritin serves as a general screen for both iron deficiency and iron overload. Problems with iron shortage and iron storage in the body are much more common than previously recognized. If this test is abnormal, a panel of iron measures can be ordered to clarify exactly what the problem is. </div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Thyroid Screening - T4 Free & TSH</B></div> <div> These two tests measure the function of the thyroid gland and its ongoing “dialogue” with the pituitary gland. Thyroid hormones control the body's metabolic rate. We can also, if needed, measure serum total and free T3, a different, more active form of thyroid hormone converted peripherally from T4.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>·Fibrinogen</B></div> <div> Fibrinogen is a pre-clotting protein. Elevated levels are associated with an increased risk of heart attack. </div> <div> <B>·Folate (AKA</B> <B>folic acid)</B>  </div> <div> Folate is necessary for the production and maintenance of new cells. This is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth such as infancy and pregnancy. Folate is needed to make DNA and RNA, the building blocks of cells. It also helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to cancer. Both adults and children need folate to make normal red blood cells and prevent anemia. It is essential for cell growth and reproduction throughout the body especially in the nervous system. </div> <div>  <B>·B12</B> </div> <div> It helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells, and is also needed to make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. It is essential for the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates and synthesis of proteins.  It is also needed for the transport and storage of folate in cells and for conversion to it's active form. B12 is involved in the manufacture of the myelin sheath, which insulates nerves.</div> <div> <B>·Cortisol</B></div> <div> The hormone cortisol, which is released in the body during stressed or agitated states, has gained widespread attention as the so-called "stress hormone." But this hormone is more than a simple marker of stress levels- it is necessary for the functioning of almost every part of the body. Excesses or deficiencies of this crucial hormone are also lead to various physical symptoms and disease states.</div> <div> <B>·Vitamin D</B></div> <div> Vitamin D promotes the body's absorption of calcium which is essential for the normal development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones. Calcium is also important to nerve cells, including the brain. It also helps maintain adequate blood levels of calcium and phosphorus.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>·Urinalysis</B></div> <div> A urinalysis is an examination of the urine by physical or chemical means. Urinalysis comprises a battery of chemical and microscopic tests that help to screen for urinary tract infections, renal disease and diseases of other organs that result in abnormal metabolites (break-down products) appearing in the urine.</div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>· Tumor Markers (CA125, CEA, PSA, NMP)</B></div> <div> These markers screen for ovarian cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer and bladder cancer, respectively.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Genetic Testing</B></div> <div> All human diseases are caused by the interaction between genetic predisposition and modifiable environmental factors. With this knowledge you are given a `glimpse' into your potential health future. Genetic testing empowers the physician to help the patient reduce the risk of disease without waiting for symptoms to appear by using earlier, more precise and customized interventions. New genes are being made available for testing every few weeks. Currently, a baseline genetic analysis includes a cardiovascular risk panel (Cardio profile) and a detoxification gene panel(Detox Profile). The Cardio profile checks eight different genes to uncover potential genetic susceptibility to elevated cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, obesity, high blood pressure, heart attacks (coronary artery disease), blood clots (thromboses), and stroke. The Detox Profile checks over 20 genes to uncover genetic susceptibility to adverse drug reactions, numerous cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, mood disorders, fatigue syndromes, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity and oxidative stress. </div> <bR> <div> <B>· HIV Antibody</B></div> <div> This test screens for the human immunodeficiency (AIDS) virus.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· </B> <B>Comprehensive Laboratory Summary</B></div> <div> Your results will be entered into a spreadsheet so that you can easily see all of your tests summarized, and see how they change over time, since columns are in place for dates. All the labs are analyzed by the physician and reviewed with you in a comprehensive, individualized letter, and by telephone.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Personal Health Notebook</B></div> <div> A personalized, comprehensive notebook is prepared for you with details of all of your studies, </div> <div> copies of reports, and our recommendations. You may have this information summarized . </div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>· Summary Consultation </B></div> <div> This consultation with our physician provides an opportunity to review, in detail, the findings and implications of the exhaustive body of data gathered about your personal health status. .</div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> TESTS</div> <div> <B>For information on functional tests, with a full explanation of the test go to </B><B><U> </U></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.gsdl.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gsdl.com"><U><B><U>http://www.gsdl.com</U></B></U></A></FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> Dr Colafranceschi also provides standard tests, such as cholesterol tests</div> <div> Blood typing</div> <div> Diabetes Tests</div> <div> HIV and or STD's</div> <div> PSA (prostate specific antigen)</div> <div> Hepatitis</div> <div> Anemia</div> <div> Allergy tests</div> <div> Thyroid tests</div> <div> Along with many other tests please contact us for more details<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>