KIMS Health ( Diagnostic Lab )
KIMS senior citizen health check - Male
Men's health
The lab packages also includes-
Urine routine examination,
X-ray chest(optional),
ECG,
Ultrasound scan abdomen,
Dental x_ray+dental consultation,
Cardiology consultation,
Ophthalmology consultation,
Audio gram and ent consultation,
Body fat analysis and diet counseling,
Physician consultation and physical examination,
Breakfast.
Alanine-aminotransferase-alt
To screen for 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 hepatitis virus as part of a comprehensive metabolic panel CMP when you have a routine health exam
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: 7 units per liter (U/L)to 55 units per liter (U/L)
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
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)
Blood-typing
To determine your ABO blood group and Rh type
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm or for infants from a heelstick
When To Get Tested: When you need a transfusion of blood or blood components when you donate blood at a collection facility or donate an organ tissue or bone marrow for transplantation before or during a woman s pregnancy to determine the risk of Rh incompatibility with the fetus
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result:
Blood-urea-nitrogen-bun
To evaluate the health of your kidneys to help diagnose kidney disease to monitor the effectiveness of dialysis and other treatments related to kidney disease or damage
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
When To Get Tested: As part of a routine comprehensive or basic metabolic panel when you have signs and symptoms that may be due to kidney disease or you have a condition that may cause or be worsened by kidney dysfunction at regular intervals when you are being treated for kidney disease or damage
Test Preparation:None
Normal Test Result: around 7 mg/dL to 20 mg/dL (2.5 to 7.1 mmol/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)
Total 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: 125 to 200
Creatinine
To evaluate the health of your kidneys to help diagnose kidney disease to monitor treatment for kidney disease
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm and or a 24-hour urine sample
When To Get Tested: Routinely as part of a comprehensive or basic metabolic panel when your have signs and symptoms that may be due to kidney disease or damage or when you have a condition that may affect your kidneys and or be worsened by kidney dysfunction at intervals to monitor treatment for kidney disease or kidney function while on certain medications
Test Preparation:You may be instructed to fast overnight or refrain from eating cooked meat some studies have shown that eating cooked meat prior to testing can temporarily increase the level of creatinine
Normal Test Result: 0.84 milligrams per deciliter to 1.21 milligrams per deciliter (74.3 to 107 micromoles per liter), although this can vary from lab to lab, between men and women, and by age
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
Ldl-cholesterol
To determine your risk of developing heart disease to monitor effectiveness of lipid-lowering therapy
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm or from a fingerstick
When To Get Tested: Screening as part of a health exam with a lipid profile every four to six years in adults with no risk factors for heart disease youth should be tested at least once between the ages of 9 and 11 and once 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:Laboratory tests for LDL-C typically require a 9 to 12-hour fast 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:
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
Triglycerides
To assess your risk of developing heart disease to monitor effectiveness of lipid-lowering therapy
Specimen:A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm or from a fingerstick
When To Get Tested: Screening as part of a lipid profile during a regular medical exam at least once every four to six years for adults for children at least once between the ages of 9 and 11 and again between the ages of 17 and 21 Monitoring may be done more frequently if you have risk factors for heart disease and or if you are being treated for unhealthy lipid levels
Test Preparation:Current standards recommend that testing be done when you are fasting For 9 to 12 hours before the test only water is permitted In addition alcohol should not be consumed for 24 hours just before the test 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
Normal Test Result: less than 150mg/dL
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)
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
Complete Blood Count
To determine your general health status; to screen for, diagnose, or monitor any one of a variety of diseases and conditions that affect blood cells. A blood sample is drawn from a vein in your arm or a fingerstick
FBS
PPBS
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21 Tests Included
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- Alanine-aminotransferase-alt
- Albumin
- Alkaline-phosphatase-alp
- Aspartate-aminotransferase-ast
- Bilirubin
- Blood-typing
- Blood-urea-nitrogen-bun
- Calcium
- Total Cholesterol
- Creatinine
- Electrolytes - Sodium
- Erythrocyte-sedimentation-rate-esr
- Ldl-cholesterol
- Thyroid-stimulating-hormone-tsh
- Triglycerides
- Uric-acid
- HDL Cholesterol
- Electrolytes - Potassium
- Complete Blood Count
- FBS
- PPBS
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