KIMS Health ( Diagnostic Lab )
KIMS executive health check
Executive health
The package also includes the following:
Urine Routine examination,
PSA ( For Men) Pap Smear for women,
X-ray Chest,
ECG,
Dental x_ray+Dental consultation,
Ultrasound Scan-Abdomen,
Body fat Analysis & Diet Counseling,
Physician consultation & physical examination,
Breakfast & Lunch.
Albumin
To screen for and help diagnose a liver disorder or kidney disease sometimes to evaluate nutritional status especially in hospitalized patients
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
When To Get Tested: Routinely as part of the blood tests done for a physical when a healthcare practitioner thinks that you have symptoms of a liver disorder or kidney disease sometimes when you have unintended weight loss have symptoms associated with malnutrition or prior to a planned surgery
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: 3.4 g/dL to 5.4 g/dL (34 to 54 g/L)
Alkaline-phosphatase-alp
To screen for or monitor treatment for a liver or bone disorder
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
When To Get Tested: As part of a routine liver panel or when you have symptoms of a liver or bone disorder
Test Preparation:Fasting overnight preferred but not required
Normal Test Result: 44 international units per liter (IU/L) to 147 international units per liter (IU/L)
Aspartate-aminotransferase-ast
To detect liver damage and or to help diagnose liver disease
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
When To Get Tested: When a healthcare practitioner thinks that you have symptoms of a liver disorder such as abdominal pain nausea and vomiting jaundice yellow skin or potential exposure to a hepatitis virus as part of a comprehensive metabolic panel when you have a routine health exam
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: 8 U/L to 33 U/L
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)
Cerebro Spinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis Total protein
To diagnose a disease or condition affecting the central nervous system such as infection bleeding within the brain or skull cancer or autoimmune disorder
Specimen:A sample of cerebrospinal fluid CSF collected by a health practitioner from the lower back using a procedure called a lumbar puncture or spinal tap
When To Get Tested: When your healthcare provider suspects that your symptoms are due to a condition or disease involving your central nervous system
Test Preparation:You will be instructed to empty your bladder and bowels prior to sample collection It will be necessary to lie still in a curled-up fetal position during the collection and to lie flat and still for a time period after the collection
Normal Test Result: CSF total protein: 15 to 60 mg/100 mL. Gamma globulin: 3% to 12% of the total protein. CSF glucose: 50 to 80 mg/100 mL (or greater than two thirds of blood sugar level) CSF cell count: 0 to 5 white blood cells (all mononuclear), and no red blood cells
Creatine-kinase-ck
To detect and monitor muscle damage to help diagnose conditions associated with muscle damage for heart attack detection this test has been largely replaced by troponin T and I markers more specific to cardiac tissue however it may sometimes be used to help detect a second or subsequent heart attack see Common Questions 4
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
When To Get Tested: When you have muscle weakness muscle aches and or dark urine and your healthcare practitioner suspects muscle damage sometimes to monitor for muscle injury resolution or persistence
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: 22 U/L to 198 U/L (units per liter)
Direct-ldl-cholesterol
To help diagnose the cause of hemolytic anemia as caused by autoimmune disease or induced by drugs to investigate a blood transfusion reaction to diagnose hemolytic disease of the newborn
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
When To Get Tested: When your healthcare provider wants to find out the cause of your hemolytic anemia when you have had a blood transfusion recently and are experiencing symptoms of a transfusion reaction or when a newborn shows signs of hemolytic disease of the newborn
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: LDL cholesterol levels should be less than 100 mg/dL. Levels of 100 to 129 mg/dL are acceptable for people with no health issues but may be of more concern for those with heart disease or heart disease risk factors
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)
LDL Cholesterol
To screen for risk of developing heart disease to monitor effectiveness of lipid-lowering therapy
Specimen:Most often a blood sample is collected from a vein in the arm Sometimes cholesterol is measured using a drop of blood collected by puncturing the skin on a finger A fingerstick sample is typically used when cholesterol is being measured on a portable testing device for example at a health fair
When To Get Tested: Screening as part of a regular health exam with a lipid profile when no risk factors for heart disease are present adults should be tested once every four to six years children teens and young adults should be tested once between the ages of 9 and 11 and then again between the ages of 17 and 21 Monitoring may be done more frequently and at regular intervals when risk factors for heart disease are present when prior results showed high risk levels and or when undergoing treatment for unhealthy lipid levels
Test Preparation:Cholesterol tests typically require fasting for 9-12 hours before the test only water is permitted Your healthcare practitioner may decide that you may be tested without fasting Follow any instructions you are given and tell the person drawing your blood whether or not you have fasted For youths without risk factors testing may be done without fasting
Normal Test Result: < 100
HDL Cholesterol
To screen for risk of developing heart disease to monitor effectiveness of lipid-lowering therapy
Specimen:Most often a blood sample is collected from a vein in the arm Sometimes cholesterol is measured using a drop of blood collected by puncturing the skin on a finger A fingerstick sample is typically used when cholesterol is being measured on a portable testing device for example at a health fair
When To Get Tested: Screening as part of a regular health exam with a lipid profile when no risk factors for heart disease are present adults should be tested once every four to six years children teens and young adults should be tested once between the ages of 9 and 11 and then again between the ages of 17 and 21 Monitoring may be done more frequently and at regular intervals when risk factors for heart disease are present when prior results showed high risk levels and or when undergoing treatment for unhealthy lipid levels
Test Preparation:Cholesterol tests typically require fasting for 9-12 hours before the test only water is permitted Your healthcare practitioner may decide that you may be tested without fasting Follow any instructions you are given and tell the person drawing your blood whether or not you have fasted For youths without risk factors testing may be done without fasting
Normal Test Result: > 50
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
Total bilirubin
To screen for or monitor liver disorders or hemolytic anemia to monitor neonatal jaundice
Specimen:In adults a blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm in newborns a blood sample from a heelstick non-invasive technology is available in some healthcare facilities that will measure bilirubin by using an instrument placed on the skin transcutaneous bilirubin meter
When To Get Tested: When you have signs or symptoms of liver damage liver disease bile duct blockage hemolytic anemia or a liver-related metabolic problem or if a newborn has jaundice
Test Preparation:You may need to fast nothing but water for several hours before the test fasting requirements vary by laboratory ask your lab or healthcare provider for instructions
Normal Test Result: less than 0.3 mg/dL (less than 5.1 µmol/L) Total bilirubin: 0.1 to 1.2 mg/dL (1.71 to 20.5 µmol/L)
FBS
PPBS
Liver Function Test
Liver function tests, also known as liver chemistries, help determine the health of your liver by measuring the levels of proteins, liver enzymes, and bilirubin in your blood
Kidney Function Test
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19 Tests Included
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- Albumin
- Alkaline-phosphatase-alp
- Aspartate-aminotransferase-ast
- Calcium
- Cerebro Spinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis Total protein
- Creatine-kinase-ck
- Direct-ldl-cholesterol
- Electrolytes - Sodium
- Erythrocyte-sedimentation-rate-esr
- Thyroid-stimulating-hormone-tsh
- Uric-acid
- LDL Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- Electrolytes - Potassium
- Total bilirubin
- FBS
- PPBS
- Liver Function Test
- Kidney Function Test
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