01
Diagnostics
Ninety-two markers, read twice.
The panel is the same at week 0, week 12 and week 24. Same laboratory, same assay, same time of day. Otherwise the comparison is not a comparison.
02
Composition
What the panel contains
Grouped by system. Every group exists because a result in it could change a decision.
Lipids and lipoproteins
18
Total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides, apoB, apoA1, Lp(a) once, and the ratios that follow from them.
Glucose regulation
9
Fasting glucose, fasting insulin, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, and C-peptide where insulin resistance is in question.
Inflammation
7
hs-CRP, ferritin with transferrin saturation, homocysteine, and fibrinogen. Read against recent illness, always.
Liver, kidney, electrolytes
22
ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, bilirubin, albumin, creatinine, cystatin C, eGFR, urea, and a full electrolyte set.
Endocrine
16
TSH, free T4, free T3, thyroid antibodies, cortisol, DHEA-S, and the sex hormone panel appropriate to you.
Micronutrients and haematology
20
25-OH vitamin D, B12, folate, magnesium, zinc, iron studies, and a full blood count with differential.
03
Sequence
From draw to decision
Nothing is interpreted by telephone and nothing is interpreted without your history in front of us.
Day 0
Consultation and draw
Ninety minutes. History first, then six tubes, fasted. We write down what each group of markers could change.
Day 1
Laboratory
Samples leave for the accredited laboratory in Zug at 06:00. Hormone assays are batched by cycle day where relevant.
Day 7
Physician read
Your named physician reads the panel against your history and, from the second panel onward, against your own previous values.
Day 10
Review
Forty-five minutes. Every out-of-range value is discussed, including the ones we are going to leave alone.
04
Sample report
A cardiometabolic group, at week 12
Apolipoprotein B
0.71
g/L
0.60–0.90
In range
LDL cholesterol
2.4
mmol/L
< 3.0
In range
Lipoprotein(a)
142
nmol/L
< 75
Out of range
Triglycerides
0.9
mmol/L
< 1.7
In range
HbA1c
5.2
%
4.8–5.6
In range
Fasting insulin
38
pmol/L
18–90
In range
hs-CRP
0.9
mg/L
< 1.0
In range
Homocysteine
—
µmol/L
< 12
Pending
05
First appointment
Book the baseline panel.
Fasted, ninety minutes, in Zürich or Wien. Results in five to seven working days, discussed in person.