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Physical Exam Blood Tests
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I have my physical tomorrow.
Are there any specific blood tests that are valuable to ask for as an endurance athlete?
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Re: Physical Exam Blood Tests [STeaveA] [ In reply to ]
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STeaveA and All,

I get PSA, T4, Ferritin , in addition to standard CBC

I am quitting my INR test as I am off Warfarin as of today thanks to my Watchman operation.

Cheers, Neal

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Re: Physical Exam Blood Tests [STeaveA] [ In reply to ]
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well, we are all different and your conversation with your MD will likely depend on your age and risk factors for various issues

with that said, as an old guy M60-64, since I'll be seeing my PCP soon, I'll be getting:

basic metabolic profile (kidney fxn, glucose, K etc)
TSH
CBC
folate/b12
calcium
magnesium
PSA
lipid profile with direct LDL
liver enzymes
uric acid
ferritin


and I've had mine done already relatively recently, but all athletes over 35 years of age should get coronary artery calcium scoring, IMO

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