Thanks to advances in technology, most people can safely have laser hair removal. Removing the unwanted hair often requires a few office visits. Most patients need between 2 to 6 treatments. Afterwards, most patients are free of the unwanted hair for several months.
The Osteoporosis Risk Panel includes ten different tests that evaluate your risk for osteoporosis â a debilitating disease that causes bones to become more fragile. Calcium and Vitamin D play a large part in diagnosing osteoporosis. If you are deficient in these minerals, this panel will tell you. The other tests help make the panel more comprehensive and give you and your physician a better evaluation of your bones and how your body processes the minerals needed to create bone.
A coronary calcium scan is a test that looks for specks of calcium in the walls of the coronary (heart) arteries. These specks of calcium are called calcifications (KAL-sih-fih-KA-shuns). Calcifications in the coronary arteries are an early sign of coronary heart disease (CHD).CHD is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up in the coronary arteries.igure A shows the position of the heart in the body and the location and angle of the coronary calcium scan image. Figure B is a coronary calcium scan image showing calcifications in a coronary artery.