Check-Up

What is Check Up?

A check-up is a full-fledged health screening that evaluates a person’s overall health status.

Thanks to the check-up, health problems that the person is not aware of can be detected, thus providing early diagnosis and treatment. During the check-up, the person is evaluated based on factors such as age, complaints, genetic and environmental factors. With these data, the branches where radiological examinations will be applied are determined and the examination is carried out.

Which Tests Are Performed in the Check-Up Package Content?

Since the check-up process is a personal procedure, the same tests are not applied to every individual. Although the tests are determined individually, routine tests;

• Chest X-ray,
• Mammography and Breast Ultrasound,
• Laboratory Tests,
• Hemogram (Full blood count)
• Hepatitis Tests,
• Urological Tests,
• Cardiological Examinations,
• Gynecological Tests.

Woman Check Up

In addition to routine check-up packages for women, specific examinations can be added. Some of these examinations are;

• Mammography,
• Pap smear test,
• Gynaecology and obstetrics examination,
• Breast US (bilateral),
• Preparations for smearing cervical or vaginal cytology (in combination with PAP Smear).

Man Check Up

In addition to routine tests in man check-up packages;

• Prostate examination,
• Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
• Testicular examination.

In addition, diseases that have a higher risk of occurrence in men than in women are evaluated. These diseases can include stroke, prostate cancer, kidney disease, and stomach cancer.

Child Check Up

In addition to routine man and woman tests in children’s check-up packages;

• Pediatric health & diseases examination,
• Zinc,
• Iron,
• Iron binding capacity totaş (TIBC),
• Ferritin,
• IgE,
• Blood count (22 parameters), fully automatic tests.

Old age Check Up

As age progresses, various factors can play a role in the health status of individuals. For this reason, it is of great importance for individuals to have comprehensive health checks and check-up tests on health problems.

In old age check-up packages;

• Cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s and dementia can be diagnosed early. In these evaluations; cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and reasoning ability are tested.
• Geriatric psychological evaluation is an examination that includes the early diagnosis of mental problems in the elderly. In these examinations; diseases such as depression, anxiety, sleep disorders are evaluated.

In addition to these tests;

• Bone density measurement,
• Visual examination,
• Examinations such as dental examinations are carried out in detail.

What Does Check Up Cover?

Check-up is a general health examination that covers many diseases. In this way, if there is a hidden disease in people, it can be revealed early and treated.

• High blood pressure,
• Diabetes,
• Brain and Vascular Diseases,
• Eye diseases,
• Immune system problems,
• Obesity and high cholesterol,
• Kidney diseases,
• Lung and liver problems,
• HIV, Hepatitis,
• Osteoporosis
• Colon cancer,
• Cancers such as breast cancer, cervical cancer,
• Thyroid diseases,
• Psychiatric disorders and similar diseases can be diagnosed early.

What is Full Comprehensive Check-Up?

Full-fledged check-up packages comprehensively assess the person’s overall health status. It’s not just medical tests; It also includes examinations by evaluating the genetic predisposition and environmental factors of the person. It offers the opportunity to view some diseases that cannot be diagnosed in general check-up examinations.

Who Should Have Check-Ups How Often?

Check-up programs are among the examinations that can be performed every 2 years for individuals under the age of 40 if they do not have any known risk factors and if there is no abnormal result in the last check-up examinations. It is recommended that this interval be more frequent as age progresses. Individuals over the age of 40 should have a check-up once a year if they have a health problem that has been previously identified and recommended to be followed. Patients who are recommended to be followed up at shorter intervals should be planned for special health follow-up. This planning may include periods such as 3 months, 6 months or 1 year.

What Should You Pay Attention to Before Coming To Check Up?

Before entering the check-up tests, there are points to be considered in order to obtain accurate results in the tests;

• Since the tests should be taken on an empty stomach, eating and drinking should be stopped about 12 hours in advance.
• Water consumption should be limited after 12 p.m.
• Alcohol intake should be stopped 3 days before the check-up.
• The night before; cigarettes, tobacco products, tea and coffee should not be consumed.
• Medicines to be drunk on an empty stomach in the morning should not be taken that day.
• Jewelry should not be worn and check-up tests should be taken with comfortable clothes.
• For women, the check-up period should not coincide with the menstrual period.
• If there is a pregnancy or suspicion, the doctor should be informed.
• Previous check-up results should also be brought.

How Many Days Do Check Up Results Take?

Check-up tests can result in a few hours to a few days, depending on the examinations performed.