Why Have a Check-Up?
General health control (check-up) is a health screening method that must be performed for everybody once a year even without any complaints or diseases.
The aim is to keep individual healthy by taking necessary precautions before a disease occurs. After the occurrence of disease the treatment is more expensive and regaining the old performance of the body is more difficult as the health status is deteriorated. Thus, even there is no health complaint every individual must periodically apply to a physician and have a check up.
The early diagnosis is essential especially in coronary heart diseases, cancer, hypertension and many other diseases for both life span and life quality. There is misbelieving to think that these diseases are seen in advanced ages. However in our country there are patients who have heart attack at their twenties. Early diagnosis and treatment is very important for diseases such as diabetes and hypertension that are progressing insidiously and deteriorating vital organs such as liver, kidneys and brain without any signs or symptoms.
A sign (fatigue, headache) that you do not consider important may be a precursor of a very important disease.
Your physician may go out of check-up package and refer you to another department after evaluating all extensive physical examination, medical history and tests performed during the check up. In our hospitals check-up is started with a program that is suggested by worldwide authors and continues dynamically. For example, if there is a suspicion or diagnosis of heart disease as a result of the program, consultancy requested from Cardiology Department. If required, it can be extended to angiography and after this angioplasty or bypass surgery. Of course we do not wish any of this happen for any of our patients, however with the help of this a patient may be saved from a surprise heart attack and heart tissues are not damaged.
If you are planning a healthy future for yourself you must attend a check-up program once a year. Check-up polyclinic is run by Internal Medicine Department in our hospital and will be happy to serve you.
Bayındır Hospital Check-Up Packages include these 5 categories:
• Under 40 Years Old Female
• 40-50 Years Old Female
• Over 50 Years Old Female
• Under 50 Years Old Male
• Over 50 Years Old Male
Radiological Evaluations
Chest X-ray: It is taken for prediagnosis of lung diseases. Especially for smoking people, it must be taken regularly at least once a year.
Ultrasonography: It is helpful for the evaluation of liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and prostate. The internal organs can be seen on a television screen and presence of tumor, infection, and stone in these organs is evaluated.
Mammography: It is a screening test that is used especially for breast cancer diagnosis. By taking x-ray of mammary tissue, specialist physician evaluate the presence of mass, or other abnormalities in breast. It is a test that needs to be performed regularly once a year for all females after the age of 40.
ECG: is a transthoracic interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart over time captured and externally recorded and printed on paper by skin electrodes that are placed on chest wrist and ankle. It is used to diagnose coronary heart diseases or rhythm (heart beat) disorders.
Bone Mineral Densitometry: It is a test to measure bone density in women after the age of 50. It is a test used to diagnose and follow up of bone decay (osteoclasis), a condition.
Biochemical Tests
Fasting Blood Glucose: Used for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes
SGOT (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase), SGPT (Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase: Used for differential diagnosis of liver and bile duct related diseases.
Creatinine: Used for the diagnosis of renal diseases and follow up of kidney functions.
Uric Acid: Used for measuring proteometabolism and diagnosis of gout diseases.
Total Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, and Triglyceride: Used for risk rating of coronary heart diseases and planning of treatment and follow up.
High Sensitivity CRP: Determines risk of advanced stage coronary heart disease.
Free-TSH: is a test used for diagnosis and treatment of thyroid gland diseases. For women after 40 and for men after 50 years old it must be evaluated every year.
PSA: It is a parameter used for diagnosis and follow up of prostate gland inflammations, enlargements and cancers. It must be checked once a year in men after 50 years old even if they don’t have a complaint.
Complete Urine Test: Used for diagnosis and follow-up of renal, urinary tract diseases and some malignant conditions.
Occult Blood in Stool: is a sign of gastric, intestinal bleeding.
Blood electrolytes (Na, K, Ca, Cl): Used for all types of metabolic diseases and follow-up of hypertension and diabetes.
HbsAg: It is a parameter showing the presence of Hepatitis B.
Hematological Investigations
Leukocyte (WBC): For evaluation of reactions of body to infection, cancer
Erythrocyte (RBC), Hemoglobin (Hb), Hematocrit (Hct): for diagnosis of anemia
Lymphocyte (LYM), Neutrophil (NEU), Monocyte (MONO), Eosinophil (EOS), Basophile (BAZO): This test panel is used for evaluation of blood cells and diagnosis of some blood diseases
Sedimentation Rate: It is a parameter of infection and some purulent diseases, some cancers and active rheumatism diseases.
We Wish You a Life Always With Quality…
To have a check-up in our hospital, you may call us at (0312) 287 90 00 – ext: 7940 to arrange an appointment.
