Medicare: Health Check-up
Many common
and life threatening conditions can be treated successfully if detected
early. May leading hospital in India have health check-up programs that
screen every part of the body meticulously and professionally. A proper
health check-up scans your bio-history, interprets signals and provides
the opportunity for the proverbial "stitch in time". A heart
check-up constituting of echocarediography, consultation by a senior
cardiologist, blood test, general test and haemogram can go a long way in
ensuring a healthy heart. The test can be done at any of the leading
cardiac hospitals or private clinics.
A comprehensive health
check-up contains the following tests:
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Doctors consultation and full medical examination.
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Blood tests.
-- Complete Haemogram
(hb, TLC, DLC, ESR, Haematocrit, Peripheral Smear)
--
Blood Group (ABO, RH)
-- Blood Sugar ü
Blood Urea.
-- Serum Uric Acid.
--
Serum Creatinine.
-- Serum
Cholesterol.
-- Lipid Cholesterol.
-- Urine and Faeces Examination.
-- X-Ray Chest PA.
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ECG.
-- Exercise Stress test (TMT).
-- Stress Screening by Psychologist.
-- Eye Examination.
--
Gynaecologist Consultation and Pap Smear Test.
--
Post Check-up consultation.
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Optional tests
Some additional tests may be advised by your
doctor which may include:
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Pulmonary Function Tests
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Ultrasound Screening for the Abdomen.
--
ENT Examination.
-- Screening for
Liver Disease.
-- Hepatitis B
Screening to Assess Immunity and for Detection of Carriers.
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A test for AIDS can also be requested.
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Screening for Kidney Disease.
These tests can be done at any
leading hospital, private and public. Many pioneering hospitals having
comprehensive health check-up packages and rates that can cost between Rs.
2,000-2,500.
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