MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR INSURANCE

Medical examinations include physical examinations and sometimes blood and urine tests are required by insurance companies to determine your current medical condition in order for certain insurance policies to be activated.

Our doctor is a panel medical examiner for numerous major insurance companies as listed here.

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” — -Hippocrates

Good nutrition is one of the important keys to a healthy life. Many people nowadays struggle with weight issues, diseases and other health problems that impair their ability to enjoy life. One thing most people do not realize is that they can IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH by just CHANGING THEIR DIET and EATING HABITS.

We, as your health partner, will provide you with personalised guidance on your daily meals and help you eat healthily. We will help you set and achieve your health goals by making impactful yet achievable changes in your diet and lifestyle.

Our doctor provides vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases ie travel health protection such as immunisations against Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, influenza, typhoid and meningococcal disease; immunisations against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for cervical cancer prevention and immunisations against Hepatitis B for liver cancer prevention.

Pre-employment health screening involves medical assessments of biometric parameters such as height, weight, blood pressure, pulse rate, visual acuity, vision assessment including colour blindness and examination of the cardiovascular, respiratory, central nervous system, musculoskeletal systems, blood and urine analysis with the aim for safer working environment and minimising downtime at workplace.

A medical examination or clinical examination involves the taking of medical history and account of the symptoms as experienced by the patient and together with physical examination, it aids our doctor to determine the correct diagnosis.

Female patients will feel more at ease and comfortable with our female doctor.

Our professional doctor treats common medical conditions and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education with the aim to keep people in their homes and ensuring they are as well as they possibly can be.

Liquid-based Pap test provides advantages over conventional Pap smears, resulting in greater disease detection. We use SurePath-Liquid Based Pap Test which provides advantages over other liquid-based cytology (LBC) tests.

At our clinic, this is performed by our female doctor.

Below are some of the blood and urine tests available here but there are many more.
Please speak with us as we can help you make the right choice depending on your age, gender, medical history and family history.

Full Blood Examination

• Total Red Blood Cell
• Haemoglobin
• Packed Cell Volume (PCV)
• Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)
• Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
• Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
• Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
• Total White Blood Cell
• Neutrophils
• Lymphocytes
• Monocytes
• Eosinophils
• Basophils
• Platelet Count
• Blood Film Comment

Lipid Studies

• Total Cholesterol
• HDL-Cholesterol
• LDL-Cholesterol
• Triglycerides
• Total Cholesterol/HDL-Cholesterol

Renal Function Test

• Sodium
• Potassium
• Chloride
• Urea
• Creatinine
• Phosphate
• Corrected Calcium
• Calcium
• Uric Acid
• Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)

Liver Function Test

• Total Protein
• Albumin
• Globulin
• Albumin/Globulin Ratio
• Alkaline Phosphatase
• Total Bilirubin
• Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
• Aspartate Aminotransferase (SGOT)
• Alanine Aminotransferase (SGPT)

Blood Glucose

Blood Grouping & Rhesus

Screening for Syphilis (VDRL)

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

Free Thyroxine (FT4)

Rheumatoid Factor (RF)

High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP)

Urine Microalbumin

Tumour Markers

• Alpha fetoprotein (AFP): Liver Cancer
• Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA): Colon, Lung Cancer and General Marker
• Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA): Prostate Cancer
• CA12-5: Ovarian Cancer
• CA19-9: Pancreas, Colon Cancer
• CA15-3: Breast Cancer
• EBV VCA IgA: Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Infectious Diseases

• Anti HIV I & II
• Hepatitis A IgG
• Helicobacter Pylori IgG
• Hepatitis C IgG
• and many more

Hepatitis B Screening

• HBsAg
• Anti-HBs
• and many more

Urine Analysis

• Urine FEME
• pH
• Protein
• Glucose
• Ketones
• Blood
• Specific Gravity

Urine Microscopy
Wet smear (Urine deposit)

• Leucocytes
• Erythrocytes
• Epithelial Cells

Urine Culture & Sensitivity

Urea Breath Test for Helicobacter pylori infection

And many more

A body composition analyser uses its impedance index to provide scientific estimation of visceral fat, total body fat and waist-hip ratio accurately and hence an effective and affordable tool to diagnose and manage obesity. With its high degree of reproduction and accuracy, regular monitoring of these levels becomes convenient and helps in the treatment of obesity.

INBODY TEST

• Examine total body water, fat, protein and minerals.
• Reveals percentage of body fat, muscle distribution and body water balance.
• Presence of current or previous heart attacks
• It can also check on visceral fat level.

It measures

• heart rate and rhythm
• heart enlargement
• presence of current or previous heart attacks
• size and position of the chambers
• the effect of drugs or devices used to regulate the heart (such as pacemaker)

ULTRASOUND BOTH CAROTID ARTERIES

• Carotid arteries supply blood from our heart to brain.
• This ultrasound screens for plaques that may slow down the supply of blood to the brain and cause stroke.
• Recommended to smokers, drinkers and those who have family history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and high cholesterol.
• Detect prostate enlargement and prostate cancer.

ULTRASOUND THYROID

• Screening of any lumps in the thyroid.

ULTRASOUND BREASTS

• Screening of breast abnormalities like cyst, solid nodule and breast cancer.

ULTRASOUND UPPER ABDOMEN

• Screening of liver, kidneys, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and abdominal aorta.
• Detect any tumour or congenital malformations.

ULTRASOUND PELVIS

• Female: Screening of uterus, ovaries, cervix and urinary bladder.
• Help to diagnose ovarian and uterine cancers, ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids.
• Male: Screening of prostate, urinary bladder and seminal vesicles.
• Detect prostate enlargement and prostate cancer.

ULTRASOUND KUB (KIDNEYS, URETERS AND BLADDER)

• Screening of kidneys, ureters and bladder.

ULTRASOUND SCROTUM

• Screening of lumps and tumours in the scrotum.