KIMS Health ( Diagnostic Lab )
KIMS cardiac health check
Cardiac
The package also includes the following:
Urine Routine Examination,
Chest – X-ray (Optional),
ECG,
TMT,
ECHO Doppler,
Body Fat Analysis & Diet counseling,
Cardiologist consultation,
Dental x_ray+ Dental consultation,
Physician consultation.
Calcium
To screen for diagnose and monitor a range of conditions
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm sometimes a random or a timed urine collection such as a 24-hour urine sample
When To Get Tested: As part of a routine metabolic panel when you have symptoms of a disorder or known presence of one affecting your kidneys bones thyroid parathyroid or nerves or when symptoms of significantly increased or decreased calcium concentrations are present when someone is critically ill to monitor ionized calcium levels when someone has certain types cancer when someone is being treated for abnormal calcium levels to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment
Test Preparation:Current practices do not require fasting You may be instructed to stop taking certain medications that can affect the test results such as lithium antacids diuretics and vitamin D supplements among others
Normal Test Result: normal amount of calcium (somewhere between 8.6 mg/dL to 10.3 mg/dL)
Electrolytes - Sodium
To detect an EGFR gene mutation in tumor tissue to help guide treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Specimen:A sample of cancer tissue obtained during a biopsy
When To Get Tested: When you have been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and your health practitioner is considering treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as gefitinib and erlotinib
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: 136 - 146
Erythrocyte-sedimentation-rate-esr
To help diagnose infectious mononucleosis mono to distinguish between an Epstein-Barr virus EBV infection and another illness with similar symptoms to help evaluate susceptibility to EBV
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
When To Get Tested: When you have symptoms of mono but a negative mono test when a pregnant woman has flu-like symptoms occasionally when an asymptomatic person has been exposed to someone with mono or possibly as a means to check immune system function
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: normal range is 0 mm/hr 22 mm/hr to for men and 0 mm/hr to 29 mm/hr for women
Thyroid-stimulating-hormone-tsh
To screen for and help diagnose thyroid disorders to monitor treatment of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm or from pricking the heel of an infant
When To Get Tested: For screening Newborn screening is widely recommended however there is no consensus within the medical community as to the age adult screening should begin or whether screening should be done For monitoring treatment as directed by your healthcare provider Otherwise when a person has symptoms of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism and or an enlarged thyroid
Test Preparation:None needed however certain medications can interfere with the TSH test so tell your health practitioner about any drugs that you are taking If you take thyroid hormone as treatment for thyroid disease it is recommended that your blood sample be drawn before you take your dose for that day
Normal Test Result: from 0.4 mIU/L to 4.0 mIU/L for those with no symptoms of an under- or over-active thyroid
Uric-acid
To detect high levels of uric acid in the blood which could be a sign of the condition gout or to monitor uric acid levels when undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment to detect high levels of uric acid in the urine in order to diagnose the cause of kidney stones and to monitor those with gout who are at risk of developing such stones
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm or a 24-hour urine sample
When To Get Tested: When you have joint pain or other symptoms that your healthcare practitioner suspects may be due to gout when you have had or are going to have certain chemotherapy or radiation therapies for cancer when you have recurrent kidney stones when you have gout or are otherwise at risk for kidney stone formation
Test Preparation:None may be needed however some institutions recommend fasting Follow any instructions you are given
Normal Test Result: 2.4 mg/dL -6.0 mg/dL (female) and 3.4 mg/dL -7.0 mg/dL (male)
Electrolytes - Potassium
To detect an EGFR gene mutation in tumor tissue to help guide treatment of non-small cell lung cancer
Specimen:A sample of cancer tissue obtained during a biopsy
When To Get Tested: When you have been diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and your health practitioner is considering treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as gefitinib and erlotinib
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: 3.5 - 4.5
FBS
PPBS
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8 Tests Included
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- Calcium
- Electrolytes - Sodium
- Erythrocyte-sedimentation-rate-esr
- Thyroid-stimulating-hormone-tsh
- Uric-acid
- Electrolytes - Potassium
- FBS
- PPBS
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