Preventive Health Packages: Introduction, Types of Packages, and Keynotes

Introduction of Preventive Health Packages

‘Preventive Health Packages’ are group tests and a combination of doctor check-ups for people. To know the health status and to save their lives and follow the quotation, ‘prevention is better than cure, these packages are really beneficial. A family physician/doctor consultation will help to examine in following points-

  • Complete Clinical Examination
  • Eye Examination
  • ENT Examination
  • Dental Check-up
  • Gynae Examination
Preventive Health Packages: Introduction, Types of Packages, and Keynotes
Fig. In Preventive Health Packages Collecting Blood Specimen for Laboratory Investigation

Types/Groups of Preventive Health Packages

Groups of Preventive Health Packages are mentioned as follows-

  1. Basic Health Check-up Package
  2. General Health Check-up Package
  3. Executive Health Check-up Package
  4. Well Women Check-up Package
  5. Senior Health Check-up Male/Female Package

Basic Health Check-up Package

It clears from the title and thus check-up is the same but investigations with low parameters. A family physician/doctor consultation will help to examine in following points-

  • Complete Clinical Examination
  • Eye Examination
  • ENT Examination
  • Dental Check-up
  • Gynae Examination

Investigations for Basic Health Check-up Package

Laboratory Investigation

Hematology-

Biochemistry

Miscellaneous

  • Urine Routine Examination
  • Stool Routine Examination

Radio Imaging Investigations

  • Chest X-ray
  • USG abdomen & Pelvis
  • ECG

General Health Check-up Package

‘General Health Check-up Package is a little bit more advanced than the ‘Basic Health Check-up’. A family physician/doctor consultation will help to examine in following points-

  • Complete Clinical Examination
  • Eye Examination
  • ENT Examination
  • Dental Check-up
  • Gynae Examination

Investigations for General Health Check-up Package

Laboratory Investigation

Hematology-

Biochemistry

Serology

Miscellaneous

Radio Imaging Investigations

  • Chest X-ray
  • USG abdomen & Pelvis
  • ECG

Executive Health Check-up Package

‘Executive Health Check-up Package’ is at a higher level than the General Health Check-up Package’. A family physician/doctor consultation will help to examine in following points-

  • Complete Clinical Examination
  • Eye Examination
  • ENT Examination
  • Dental Check-up
  • Gynae Examination

Investigations in Executive Health Check-up Package

Laboratory Investigation

Hematology-

Biochemistry

  • Fasting Blood Sugar(FBS)
  • Postprandial (PP) glucose test
  • Uric Acid
  • Renal Function Test(RFT)/Kidney Function Test (KFT)-Blood Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium)
  • Blood Calcium
  • Cardiac Function Test
  • Lipid Profile (Total Cholesterol/Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)/LDH)
  • Liver Function Test (LFT): Total Bilirubin, Direct Bilirubin, Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)/ ALT(Alanine transaminase), Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase(SGOT)/AST(Aspartate transaminase or aspartate aminotransferase), Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein and Albumin

Miscellaneous

  • Urine Routine Examination
  • Stool Routine Examination
  • Stool occult blood test

Radio Imaging Investigations

  • Chest X-ray
  • USG abdomen & Pelvis
  • ECG
  • ECHO

Well Women Check-up Package

‘Well, Women Check-up Package‘ is commonly advised the women who are aged 30 plus. This package is a combination of clinician/doctor and diagnostic tests to find out the health status of an individual. A family physician consultation will help to examine in following points-

  • Complete Clinical Examination
  • Eye Examination
  • ENT Examination
  • Dental Check-up
  • Gynae Examination

Investigations in Well Women Check-up Package

Investigations

Laboratory Investigation

Hematology-

Biochemistry

  • Random Blood Sugar(RBS)/Fasting Blood Sugar(FBS)
  • Uric Acid
  • Renal Function Test(RFT)/Kidney Function Test (KFT)
  • Blood Urea
  • Blood Creatinine
  • Blood Sodium
  • Blood Potassium
  • Blood Calcium
  • Cardiac Function Test
  • Lipid Profile (Total Cholesterol/Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)/LDH)
  • Total Bilirubin
  • Direct Bilirubin
  • Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)/ ALT(Alanine transaminase)
  • Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase(SGOT)/AST(Aspartate transaminase or aspartate aminotransferase)
  • Thyroid Function Test (TFT)

Histopathology and cytology

  • Pap smear

Miscellaneous

Radio Imaging Investigations

Senior Health Check-up Male/Female Package

The ‘Senior Health Check-up Male/Female’ package is also called a package for senior citizens. A family physician consultation will help to examine in following points-

  • Complete Clinical Examination
  • Eye Examination
  • ENT Examination
  • Dental Check-up
  • Gynae Examination

Investigations in Senior Health Check-up Male/Female Package

Laboratory Investigation

Hematology-

Biochemistry

  • Fasting Blood Sugar(FBS)
  • Postprandial (PP) glucose test
  • Uric Acid
  • Renal Function Test(RFT)/Kidney Function Test (KFT)-Blood Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium)
  • Blood Calcium
  • Cardiac Function Test
  • Lipid Profile (Total Cholesterol/Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)/LDH)
  • Liver Function Test (LFT): Total Bilirubin, Direct Bilirubin, Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)/ ALT(Alanine transaminase), Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase(SGOT)/AST(Aspartate transaminase or aspartate aminotransferase), Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Protein and Albumin
  • Thyroid Function Test (TFT)

Tumor Marker

  • PSA (for males only)

Miscellaneous

Histopathology and cytology

  • Pap smear (only for females)

Radio Imaging Investigations

  • Chest X-ray
  • USG abdomen & Pelvis
  • Breast Ultrasound (conditional for females)
  • ECG
  • ECHO

Pulmonary Function Test

Keynotes on Preventive Health Packages

  • This short piece of information is very useful for patients during their health check-ups.
  • It will also be helpful for physicians/clinicians/doctors to mention the tests during the patient check-ups.
  • Other health packages are Basic Health Profile, General Health Profile, Diabetic Profile, Executive Health Profile, and Comprehensive Profile.

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