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