Senior Well Woman (Above 60) [Prince Court Medical Centre]

General Assessment

▸ Physical Examination
▸ Vital Signs Monitoring (Blood Pressure, Pulse, Temperature)
▸ Pure Tone Audiometry

Pure tone audiometry is a hearing test used to identify hearing threshold levels of an individual, enabling determination of the extent and type of a hearing loss of a patient. This helps your doctor form a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Blood Screening

▸ Iron

This test helps to determine your blood iron level; along with other tests within this blood screen. It is used to help diagnose iron-deficiency anemia or iron overload.

▸ Full Blood Count
Haemoglobin; RBC; WCC; 5 part differential count; Platelet count; PCV; MCH/MCV; MCHC; Peripheral blood film, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

This test gives an overview of blood health: highlighting early signs of blood disoders, infection, inflammation and blood cancers.

Diabetes Screening

▸ Fasting Glucose & HbA1C
Fasting Glucose, HbA1C

This test tells you how much sugar you have circulating in your body. Higher sugar (glucose) predisposes you to diabetes. This test includes HbA1C, which helps diagnose diabetes and prediabetes. It can also guide patients already on existing diabetes sugar-lowering medications.

Lipid Assessment

▸ Lipid Profile
Total cholesterol; Triglycerides; LDL; HDL; Total cholesterol/HDL ratio

This is an in depth test showing levels of various cholesterols and fatty acids in your blood. High cholesterol predisposes to heart disease, stroke and diabetes. This test is also helpful to guide patients on existing cholesterol lowering medication – togauge if they are on adequate medication.

Liver Function

▸  Liver Function Profile
ALT (SGPT); AST (SGOT); GGT; Total protein; Albumin; Globulin; ALP; Bilirubin (total)

This test gives an overview of liver function: highlighting your body's nutrition status, protein content, liver enzyme function and ability to excrete your body's toxins and waste. It detects any early signs of liver dysfunction.

Kidney Function

▸ Renal Function Test
Sodium; Potassium; Chloride; Urea; Creatinine; Phosphate; Calcium

This test gives an overview of kidney health: highlighting early signs of reduced kidney function, body electrolyte content, mineral content and hydration level.

Gout Screening

▸ Uric Acid

This test detects high levels of uric acid in the blood, which could be a sign of gout. It is also vital to monitor uric acid levels when undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer.

Blood Grouping

▸ Blood Grouping (ABO & Rh)

This test is conducted to categorise your blood type and group, alongside your Rhesus status. It is important to know your blood type to prevent the risk of you receiving an incompatible blood type at a time of need, such as during a blood transfusion or during surgery.

Hepatitis Screening

▸ Hepatitis B Screening (Surface Antigen & Antibody)

This test can screen or diagnose for Hepatitis B infection or determine if you are immune. It can also monitor your condition if you have existing Hepatitis.

Thyroid Assessment

▸ Free Thyroxine
Free T4

Free thyroxine (free T4) tests are used to help evaluate thyroid function and diagnose thyroid diseases, including hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. It is usually analysed when thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is abnormal.

▸ Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) test gives an overview of thyroid health: highlighting the effectiveness of your body's metabolism.

Cardiac Screening

▸ Resting Electrocardiogram (ECG)

An ECG (electrocardiogram) records the electrical activity in your heart at rest. This can give insight into your heart rate and heart rhythm. It also highlights irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias), previous heart attacks (myocardial infarction), blocked coronary arteries, high blood pressure (hypertension), heart valvular diseases and structural heart defects.

Respiratory Assessment

▸ Lung Function Test
PFT

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are noninvasive tests that indicate how efficient the lungs are functioning. The tests measure lung volume, capacity, rates of flow, and gas exchange. This information can help your doctor diagnose and decide the treatment of certain lung disorders.

Infectious Disease Screening

▸ Venereal Disease Research Laboratory  (VDRL)

This test is a screening test for Syphilis.

▸ Treponema Pallidum Hema Agglutination (THPA)

This test is a diagnostic test for Syphilis. When conducted with VDRL test, it can diagnose Syphillis.

Eye Tests

▸ Vision Testing

A series of tests performed to assess vision, visual fields and ability to focus on and discern objects.

▸ Ophthalmic Screening

A comprehensive eye examination involving visual acquity testing, visual field testing, eye pressure examination and dilated eye examintion to review the anatomy of the eye.

Cancer Screening

▸ Alpha Feto Protein (AFP)

AFP (alpha feto protein) helps diagnose and monitor treatment for certain cancers of the liver, ovaries or testicles. A raised value increases the likelihood of cancer. Early detection greatly improves response to treatment.

▸ Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)

CEA is a tumour marker for certain cancers like colon, bladder, breast, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, stomach and thyroid. A raised value increases the likelihood of cancer. Early detection greatly improves response to treatment.

Osteoporosis Screening

▸ Bone Metabolism Profile

Bone metabolism screen measures proteins, minerals and enzymes involved in bone turnover. Medical conditions can increase rate of bone loss (bone reabsorption) and these tests can indicate problems with bone.

Autoimmune Screening

▸Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor (RA)

This is a marker used to screen for various autoimmune disease, like Rheumatoid Arthritis, and certain infectious diseases, like Tuberculosis.

Radiological Examination

▸ Chest X-Ray with Report by Radiologist

Chest X Ray is an imaging test used to help detect abnormalities or diseases of the airways, blood vessels, bones, heart and lungs.

▸ Ultrasound Abdomen & Pelvis with Report Radiologist

Ultrasound abdomen and pelvis is an imaging test used in the assessment of solid organs and fluid-filled structures. In the abdomen, it can be used to examine the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract, part of the renal tract, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, major blood vessels and appendix. In the pelvis, for females, it is used to visualise the uterus, cervix, ovaries, Fallopian tubes and bladder. In the pelvis, for males, it is used to visualise the prostate, bladder and seminal vesicles.

▸ DEXA Scan (2 Region) with Report by Radiologist

A DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) scan is an imaging test used to measure bone mineral density and bone loss. This reading is compared with your age, and used to categorise your risk of developing osteoporosis (reduced bone density and bone loss) and bone fractures.

▸ Mammogram

Screening mammography is a specific type of breast imaging used to detect cancer early before women experience symptoms. Usually done above age 40, when breast tissue is less dense, making ultrasound imaging less accurate in this age group

Consultations & Report

▸ Explanation of Screening Report by Doctor

Extra

▸ Nutrition Screening