Michael E. Greer, M.D.
Holistic, Herbal & Homeopathic Lectures & Consultations
737 Olive Way, Suite 1804, Seattle, WA 98101
Tele (mobile): (206) 383-9072 Fax: (206) 971-7428 (Attn: Dr. Greer)
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Laboratory Intensive
Hour-by-Hour Outline for CMU Certification: 12-Hour Seminar
Seminar Overview
Basic Laboratory Testing: The Chemistry and CBC Blood Test (2 Hours)
Cardiac and Anemia Evaluation Laboratory Testing (2 Hours)
Bone Health Testing (2 Hours)
Thyroid Testing and Evaluation (2 Hours)
The Female Comprehensive Hormone Panel (2 Hours)
Male Comprehensive Hormone Panel Blood Test (2 Hours)
Basic Laboratory Testing: The Chemistry and CBC Blood Test (2 Hours)
HOUR ONE
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Fasting Glucose (blood sugar)
Uric acid
BUN (blood urea nitrogen): Measures liver and kidney function
Creatinine: A test used to measure kidney function
BUN/Creatinine Ratio: For diagnosis of impaired renal function
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
Sodium
Potassium
Chloride
Calcium
Phosphorus
HOUR TWO
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Total Protein
Albumin
Globulin
Albumin/Globulin Ratio
Bilirubin: Evaluates kidney and liver function
Alkaline Phosphatase: Evaluation of liver and bone diseases
LDH (lactic dehydrogenase)
AST (SGOT): Evaluates liver function
ALT (SGPT): Evaluates liver function
Iron (serum)
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11) Lipid Profile: Evaluates the risk for developing atherosclerosis (arterial plaque) and coronary heart
disease.
a) Total Cholesterol
b) Triglycerides
c) HDL Cholesterol
d) LDL Cholesterol
e) Total Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
Cardiac and Anemia Evaluation Laboratory Testing (2 Hours)
HOUR THREE
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Chemistry Profile (Complete metabolic panel with lipids)
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
C-Reactive Protein (high sensitivity)
Fibrinogen
Homocysteine
Vitamin D 25-OH
HOUR FOUR
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Anemia Panel
Chemistry Profile (complete metabolic panel with lipids)
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Ferritin
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
Vitamin B12
Folate
Reticulocyte Count
Complete Blood Count:
a) Red blood cell count
b) Hemoglobin
c) Hematocrit
d) Red blood cell indices
e) Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
f) Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
g) Red blood cell distribution
h) White blood cell count
i) Differential count
j) Platelet count
Bone Health Testing (2 Hours)
HOUR FIVE
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Historical Perspective of Bone Disease
Skeletal Disorders Men vs. Women
Osteopenia
Osteoporosis
DEXA
Vitamin D
Bone Trace Minerals
Zinc
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HOUR SIX
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Bone Lab Markers
Pyrilinks: Dpd (deoxypyridinoline) and Pyd (pyridinoline)
Interleukin-6 (IL-6)
Ntx (bone resorption marker) -- Type I Collagen
Interpretation of Bone Testing Results
Saliva Testing for Bone Markers
Thyroid Testing and Evaluation (2 Hours)
HOUR SEVEN
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Thyroid Laboratory Interpretation
Historical Perspective about Thyroid Disease
TRH (Thyroid Releasing Hormone)
TSH
T4 (Thyroxine)
T3, Free (Triiodothyronine)
HOUR EIGHT
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Thyroid Lab Values – The New Normal
Thyroid Antimicrosomal Antibodies
Thyroid Thyroglobulin Antibodies
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
Hashimotos Thyroiditis
Clinical Management Case study
DAY 2
The Female Comprehensive Hormone Panel (2 Hours)
HOUR NINE
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Chemistry Panel (Complete metabolic panel with lipids)
CBC
DHEA-S
Estradiol
Total Estrogen
Progesterone
Pregnenolone
HOUR TEN
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Total and Free Testosterone
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
TSH
Free T3
Male Comprehensive Hormone Panel Blood Test (2 Hours)
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HOUR ELEVEN
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Chemistry panel (complete metabolic panel with lipids)
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
DHEA-S
DHT
Estradiol
PSA Pregnenolone
Total and Free Testosterone
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
HOUR TWELVE
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TSH
Free T3 and T4
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Estradiol
C-reactive protein (High sensitivity)
Insulin
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
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