Bone Screen
Short Description
Long Description
Bone markers are blood and urine tests that help determine if the rate of bone resorption and/or formation is abnormally increased, suggesting a potential bone disorder.
Bone markers are useful in helping to determine a person’s risk of bone fracture and to monitor patients receiving treatment for skeletal disorders, including osteoporosis.
Bone is a living, growing tissue that turns over at a rate of about 10% a year. Throughout a person’s lifetime, old bone is constantly being removed (resorption) and replaced with new bone (formation) to maintain a healthy bone structure.
During bone resorption, cells called osteoclasts dissolve small amounts of bone, while enzymes dissolve the protein network. Bone formation is then initiated by cells called osteoblasts. They secrete a variety of compounds that help form a new protein network, which is then mineralized with calcium and phosphate to produce new bone. This on-going remodeling process takes place on a microscopic scale throughout the body to keep bones alive and sturdy.
Special Instructions
Why Take This Test
2 days turnaround
Not recommended
15 biomarkers included
Gender:
Take This Test If You Are:
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Non-Key Biomarkers
- Globulin
- Albumin
- Total Protein
- Phosphate - Urine
- Calcium - Urine
- Creatinine
- Urea
- eGFR
- Corrected Calcium
- ALP
- Chloride
- Phosphate
- Potassium
- Sodium