Page Banner
Helping Naturopathic Doctors Gain a Better View of the Health Status of their Patients

Patient Assessment Panels

Patient Assessment Panels enable you to provide your Naturopathic Doctor with a complete picture of your health. Now you can access the blood work required to make informed decisions on how to be your healthiest you!
1. Convenient
2. Comprehensive
3. Cost-effective

How is the test performed?

Blood sample.

FAQs

Why do you need it?

Patient Assessment Panels are a great tool for gaining broad insights about your health status, improving your understanding of the underlying imbalances that lead to disease. These panels are easy and cost-efficient for naturopathic doctors to order so that when you make important decisions about your health and care, you have the best information.

Ontario and Saskatchewan Panels

Patient Assessment Panels have been designed to include the key tests required to assess your healthcare needs.

There are 17 panels available in Ontario and Saskatchewan:

Ontario & Saskatchewan Panels

  • Healthy Living Assessment & Enhanced Healthy Living Assessment
  • Nutrient Assessment
  • Metabolic Assessment (Fasting)
  • Inflammation Assessment
  • Methylation Assessment
  • Liver/Digestion Assessment
  • Vitamin Assessment
  • Mineral Assessment
  • Hematology Assessment
  • Lipids Assessment (Fasting preferred)
  • Thyroid Assessment
  • Autoimmune Assessment
  • Female Hormone Assessment
  • Female Fertility Assessment
  • Men’s Health Assessment
  • Fatigue Assessment
British Columbia Panels

Patient Assessment Panels have been designed to include the key tests required to assess your healthcare needs.

There are 12 panels available in BC:

BC Panels

  • Healthy Living Assessment & Enhanced Healthy Living Assessment
  • Metabolic Assessment (Fasting)
  • Mineral Assessment
  • Hematology Assessment
  • Lipids Assessment (Fasting preferred)
  • Basic Thyroid Assessment
  • Autoimmune Assessment
  • Female Hormone Assessment
  • Enhanced Thyroid Assessment
  • Female Fertility Assessment
  • Fatigue Assessment
Who should get tested?

This decision is best made between you and your naturopathic doctor.

When is this test ordered?

These panels have been developed for many unique healthcare needs, to give you access to the latest diagnostic tests available.

How can I get tested?

To access any of the Patient Assessment Panels, follow these four simple steps:

1. Visit your naturopathic doctor

2. Have your ND complete and sign the LifeLabs ND Requisition form

3. Have your sample collected by a LifeLabs professional.
Find a Location 

Book an Appointment 

4. Get your results

Understanding your results

Test results will be provided directly to your naturopathic doctor for discussion with you.

FAQs

Overview

LifeLabs is now offering a new, easier way to access and order conventional blood tests for naturopathic doctors, with the development of Patient Assessment Panels in Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Each of these panels has been designed by a group of doctors within the Medical Science team at LifeLabs, and field clinicians, to include the key tests required for assessment of patients based on their healthcare needs.

How to order

You can order any of these panels using your personalized LifeLabs requisition form. The panels make it more convenient to order a group of select tests all at once, rather than having to select each test individually.

Receiving results

Our lab results are available in real time. As soon as we have the answers, so do you via our online portal. For more information, visit: Healthcare Providers Reports

Requesting more information

Healthcare providers can contact Customer Service by phone at 1-866-370-5227

 

Scheduling a test

Once you have completed the requisition form, please have your patient visit a LifeLabs patient service centre to collect the sample.

Patient Assessment Panel Resources

More information on the Patient Assessment Panels are available here:
Ontario & Saskatchewan Detail Aid

BC Detail Aid

BC Test Summary

People who looked at the Patient Assessment Panels were also interested in:

Featured
Services
Assessing risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Klinrisk

Klinrisk is an AI algorithm based on results from routine blood and urine tests. It generates a score for patients with CKD, to predict the progression of disease before kidney function is lost. The model is built on a foundation of lab data from large nationa...
Learn More
Testosterone Test

Bioavailable Testosterone Testing

Measures total available testosterone to be used by the body.
Learn More
Assess your risk of developing liver fibrosis

Liver Fibrosis Testing

Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Index and Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF™) Score are used to screen for liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. Screening is essential for treating patients with fatty liver disease and associated risks, like ob...
Learn More
Sexually Transmitted Infection of the Genital and Urinary Tract

Mycoplasma Genitalium Testing

Canadian studies estimate the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium infection at 3-8%. 
Learn More
Your trusted healthcare partner for supporting Immigration Medical Exams.

Immigration Diagnostic Test Panel

LifeLabs® is the largest medical diagnostic laboratory in Canada, that works with government-regulated immigration panel physicians to offer immigration medical exams in an efficient, timely, and customer-focused manner. The Immigration Medical Exa...
Learn More

Testing Options for Long
COVID Assessment

The use of various diagnostic tests for Long COVID should be considered for patients with ongoing symptoms associated with Long COVID to assess for conditions that may respond to treatment, once basic testing such as complete blood count, basic metabolic profi...
Learn More
COVID-19 Antibody Testing

COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test Panel

IMPORTANT: This test is no longer available for purchase.  For customers that already have a requisition, samples will continue to be collected at our Patient Service Centers until Sept 30, 2023.

Learn More
Diagnosing Allergies

Serum Allergy Testing

The serum allergy test is one type of allergy test that can be used to assist in the diagnosis and management of allergies. Through a simple blood test, analyzed in a laboratory, your doctor can uncover the amount of allergen-specific antibodies, called Immuno...
Learn More
Diagnosing H. pylori Infection

H. pylori Infection.

The Urea Breath Test (UBT) and the H. pylori Stool Antigen test are common tests used to accurately diagnose whether you have an H. pylori infection. Detecting H. pylori is essential in identifying the cause of your symptoms and/or ulcers in the absence of mor...
Learn More
COVID-19 Antibody Testing

COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test

Find out if you’ve had COVID-19 through an Antibody test.
This blood test detects prior infection, even if you never experienced symptoms.
Learn More
Reaching a definitive diagnosis of hypertension

24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)

Learn More
Take the guesswork out of your diet

IgG Food Sensitivity Testing

Symptoms associated with food sensitivities develop slowly over time and can create inflammation and contribute to symptoms of a variety of diseases. The RMA FST™ IgG Food Sensitivity test can help identify potential food sensitivities and t...
Learn More
Colorectal Cancer Screening

Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)

FIT is a safe and painless at-home cancer screening test. FIT checks someone’s stool (poop) for tiny amounts of blood, which could be caused by colon cancer and some pre-cancerous polyps (growths in the colon or rectum that can turn into cancer over time). W...
Learn More
Colorectal Cancer Screening

Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)

FIT is a safe and painless stool-based test used for screening people at average risk of developing colorectal cancer. FIT checks for the presence of occult blood in the stool, which can be an early sign of colorectal cancer and/or pre-cancerous lesions. When ...
Learn More
(Omega-3)

Omega-3 Fatty Acid

The Omega-3 Fatty Acid test quantifies the fatty acids present in a sample of a patient’s whole blood. Specific levels of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, specifically Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the blood hav...
Learn More
Fecal Calprotectin Testing

Differentiating Between
IBS and IBD

Canada has one of the highest incidence and prevalence rates of inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome in the world. With symptoms of these two conditions appearing similar, Fecal Calprotectin testing can provide an accurate diagnosis in many ...
Learn More
QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus)

QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD Plus (FOR TB SCREENING)

QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is a simple blood test that aids in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria which causes tuberculosis (TB). Like its predecessor, QFT-Plus is an interferon gamma release assay, commonly known as an IGRA, ...
Learn More
Know Your Risk for Heart Attacks

SmartVascular Dx™

The second leading cause of death among Canadians, heart attacks are often a silent killer with no signs or symptoms before they strike. Often resulting from coronary heart disease, heart attacks can be predicted and even prevented if you know and manage your ...
Learn More
Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test

One in seven men in Canada will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. The third leading cause of cancer death, when prostate cancer is detected early, the more likely it can be successfully treated.
Learn More
Determine your risk of bone fractures

Osteoporosis

Known as the “silent thief”, osteoporosis is responsible for the loss of bone mass without obvious symptoms until a bone is broken. By knowing your risk through a Serum CTX Test, you can prevent, delay or reduce bone loss.
Learn More
Early Detection of Cervical Cancer

HPV Testing

About 75% of sexually active women will get a least one HPV infection in their lifetime. With HPV the primary cause of cervical cancer, the HPV test detects the presence of high-risk HPV strain(s).
Learn More
Diagnosing Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease

Celiac disease can arise at any age creating damage to your intestines and starving your body of critical nutrients. With a range of symptoms commonly associated with other conditions, knowing if you are celiac, or simply have a gluten allergy or intolerance, ...
Learn More
Detecting Rheumatoid Arthritis

Anti-CCP

The daily pain, stiffness and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis can go undiagnosed for months causing permanent damage to your body. Diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis at its earliest stages can prevent damage and improve long-term quality of life.
Learn More
Fertility Test

Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH)

With one in six couples across Canada experiencing difficulty in becoming pregnant, AMH levels can provide valuable insight into predicting a response for IVF treatment.
Learn More
Vitamin Levels

25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Test

Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium and phosphorus and is essential
for proper growth and healthy teeth and bones throughout your life.