Labs & Tests Needed / Examenes Requeridos

Alex Salinsky · Ordered by Dr. Leonel Dajaro Castro (neumologo/internista) 2026-07-08, plus a personal tracked biomarker panel · All private pay (particular) · Scheduling still open

1. Lung Function Tests / Pruebas de Funcion Pulmonar (need an appointment / requieren cita)

English	Espanol (as on the order)	What it measures
Spirometry, before and after bronchodilator	Espirometria simple y post-broncodilatador	How much and how fast you can exhale; whether airways open with medication (the key asthma test)
Lung volumes (body plethysmography)	Volumenes pulmonares (pletismografia corporal)	Total lung capacity and trapped air
Diffusing capacity (DLCO)	Difusion de monoxido de carbono (DLCO)	How well oxygen passes from lungs into blood

English

Espanol (as on the order)

What it measures

Spirometry, before and after bronchodilator

Espirometria simple y post-broncodilatador

How much and how fast you can exhale; whether airways open with medication (the key asthma test)

Lung volumes (body plethysmography)

Volumenes pulmonares (pletismografia corporal)

Total lung capacity and trapped air

Diffusing capacity (DLCO)

Difusion de monoxido de carbono (DLCO)

How well oxygen passes from lungs into blood

English	Espanol	What it's for
Chest X-ray, front and side views	Radiografia de torax PA y lateral	Rules out structural lung problems behind the chronic cough. Note: X-ray (radiografia), NOT a CT scan (tomografia)

English

Espanol

What it's for

Chest X-ray, front and side views

Radiografia de torax PA y lateral

Rules out structural lung problems behind the chronic cough. Note: X-ray (radiografia), NOT a CT scan (tomografia)

3. Blood & Urine — Doctor's Order / Sangre y Orina — Orden del Medico (walk-in at most labs, fasting / sin cita, en ayunas)

English	Espanol (as on the order)
Complete blood count	Hemograma tipo IV
Fasting glucose	Glucemia en ayunas
Creatinine (kidney)	Creatinina
Blood urea nitrogen (kidney)	BUN / urea
Full lipid panel (cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides)	Perfil lipidico completo (CT, HDL, LDL, TG)
Liver enzymes	AST (TGO) y ALT (TGP)
Thyroid: TSH + free T4	TSH y T4 libre
Urinalysis	Parcial de orina
Prostate antigen	PSA total

English

Espanol (as on the order)

Complete blood count

Hemograma tipo IV

Fasting glucose

Glucemia en ayunas

Creatinine (kidney)

Creatinina

Blood urea nitrogen (kidney)

BUN / urea

Full lipid panel (cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides)

Perfil lipidico completo (CT, HDL, LDL, TG)

Liver enzymes

AST (TGO) y ALT (TGP)

Thyroid: TSH + free T4

TSH y T4 libre

Urinalysis

Parcial de orina

Prostate antigen

PSA total

4. Personal Add-Ons / Adicionales Personales (same blood draw, no order needed / misma toma, sin orden medica)

English	Espanol (to say at the lab)
Vitamin B12	Vitamina B12
Homocysteine	Homocisteina
T3 (thyroid)	T3
Vitamin D	Vitamina D (25-hidroxi)
Hemoglobin A1c (3-month blood sugar)	Hemoglobina glicosilada (HbA1c)
Fasting insulin	Insulina en ayunas (basal)
Total testosterone	Testosterona total
Free testosterone	Testosterona libre
SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin)	Globulina fijadora de hormonas sexuales (SHBG)
FSH	Hormona foliculoestimulante (FSH)
LH	Hormona luteinizante (LH)
Morning cortisol	Cortisol AM
High-sensitivity CRP (inflammation)	Proteina C reactiva ULTRASENSIBLE (insistir: ultrasensible, no la estandar)
Magnesium	Magnesio
GGT (liver / toxin exposure)	Gamma-glutamil transferasa (GGT)

English

Espanol (to say at the lab)

Vitamin B12

Vitamina B12

Homocysteine

Homocisteina

T3 (thyroid)

Vitamin D

Vitamina D (25-hidroxi)

Hemoglobin A1c (3-month blood sugar)

Hemoglobina glicosilada (HbA1c)

Fasting insulin

Insulina en ayunas (basal)

Total testosterone

Testosterona total

Free testosterone

Testosterona libre

SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin)

Globulina fijadora de hormonas sexuales (SHBG)

FSH

Hormona foliculoestimulante (FSH)

Hormona luteinizante (LH)

Morning cortisol

Cortisol AM

High-sensitivity CRP (inflammation)

Proteina C reactiva ULTRASENSIBLE (insistir: ultrasensible, no la estandar)

Magnesium

Magnesio

GGT (liver / toxin exposure)

Gamma-glutamil transferasa (GGT)

Prep Rules / Preparacion (whichever day is chosen / el dia que se elija)

Blood draw: fast 8-12h, water OK; morning draw 7-10am is ideal for testosterone and cortisol / Ayuno de 8-12 horas, agua permitida; toma en la manana
PSA: no ejaculation or cycling 48h before / Sin eyaculacion ni bicicleta 48h antes
No hard exercise the day before (skews testosterone and inflammation markers) / Sin ejercicio intenso el dia anterior
Urine: first morning urine, midstream / Primera orina de la manana, chorro medio
Lung tests: no coffee, tea, cola, or chocolate that day; no smoking or fire/smoke exposure 24h+ before; light meal only beforehand / Ese dia nada de cafe, te, cola ni chocolate; no fumar ni exponerse a humo 24h antes; comida ligera
X-ray: no metal on the torso / Sin metal en el torso
Bring: doctor's exam order (printed or on phone) + cedula/passport / Llevar orden medica y documento

Labs & Tests Needed / Examenes Requeridos

1. Lung Function Tests / Pruebas de Funcion Pulmonar (need an appointment / requieren cita)

2. Imaging / Imagenes (appointment or walk-in depending on site / segun el sitio)

3. Blood & Urine — Doctor's Order / Sangre y Orina — Orden del Medico (walk-in at most labs, fasting / sin cita, en ayunas)

4. Personal Add-Ons / Adicionales Personales (same blood draw, no order needed / misma toma, sin orden medica)

Prep Rules / Preparacion (whichever day is chosen / el dia que se elija)