Laboratory Check-up

We have selected a sensible assortment from all the various types blood tests that can be performed. The following list gives you an overview of which tests are done for a general check-up and which during a comprehensive exam, and what they reflect. Other tests not listed here can also be carried out upon request or if necessary.

Overview lab tests

Test	Reason/implication	Basic Check-up	Comp. lab exam
Blood count	General survey/anaemia detection	X	X
Glucose	For early detection of diabetes	X	X
Uric acid	Metabolic product, could indicate gouty arthritis	X	X
General cholesterol	For detection and assessment of metabolic disorders	X	X

HDL cholesterol	Good cholesterol	X	X
LDL cholesterol	Bad cholesterol (risk of atherosclerosis)	X	X
Triglycerides	Additional risk factor	X	X
GGT	Liver enzyme test (could indicate fatty liver)	X	X

GOT	Another liver test (infection can increase level)	X	X
GPT	Another liver test (infection can increase level)	X	X
AP	Liver, biliary tract, bone metabolism		X
Urea	Renal function		X

Creatinine	Assessment of renal function	X	X
Sodium	Blood sodium level-tested to detect kidney disorders	X	X
Potassium	Blood sodium level-tested to detect kidney disorders	X	X
Calcium	Bone metabolism, kidney disorders	X	X

Total protein	Level changes could indicate liver, kidney, or intestinal disorders	X	X
PSA	Prostate-specific antigen (tumor marker)		X
HbA1c	A dimension for the mean blood sugar level of the past eight weeks; “blood sugar memory”	X	X
Homocystine	Can indicate risk of heart attack		X

T3 Triiodothyronine	Thyroid hormone		X
T4 Thyroxine	Thyroid hormone		X
Basal TSH	Thyroid hormone (good indicator of malfunction)		X
Amylase	Pancreas status	X	X

Lipase	Pancreas status		X
CK	Can indicate muscle damage		X
LDH	Can indicate liver tissue damage		X
CRP	Inflammation assessment (important for determining risk of future heart attack)	X	X

Cholinesterase	Liver synthesis		X
Differential blood count	Changed with serious infection/blood-cancer	X	X
Protein electro-phoresis	Can also indicate infection and blood cancer		X
Fibrinogen	Can reflect heart attack risk		X

Bilirubin	Degradation product of hemoglobin	X	X
Urine status	Can indicate kidney or liver disorders		X
Magnesium	Blood salt, e. g., kidney disease		X
Phosphate	Bone disease, parathyroid disease		X

Iron	Anemia diagnosis		X
Ferritin	Anemia diagnosis		X
Quick/INR	Coagulation	X	X
pTT	Coagulation		X

Lipoprotein a	Independent factor for arteriosclerosis		X
BSG	May indicate presence of an inflammatory process in the body	X	X
Hemocult	May indicate hidden blood in stool	X	X