- Conversation with a doctor
- Collection of detailed medical history, identification of risk factors
- Laboratory tests
A comprehensive blood test will provide valuable information about potential risk factors and the health status of various internal organ systems.
- Blood tests:
- Erythrocyte and white blood cell counts, platelet counts
- Blood fat content: total cholesterol, triglycerides
- Blood sugar and HbA1c.
- Liver and gallbladder: AST, GPT, GGT, LDH, bilirubin enzymes
- Pancreas: lipase
- Kidney function: creatinine, urinalysis
- vitamin D level
- tumor markers
General risk factors, screening for cardiovascular disease (individual risk of heart attack), blood in the stool (test for tumors in the large intestine), and urinalysis.
- Ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs
- Ultrasound examination of the thyroid gland
- ECG at rest
- Exercise ECG (stress ECG): treadmill/bicycle, including measurement of blood oxygen saturation, exercise tolerance, arterial elasticity, and risk of heart attack.
- Cardiac ultrasound and color Doppler: (covers heart muscle function, valve function, damage due to high blood pressure)
- Ultrasound examination of arteries supplying the brain: This preventive examination for the risk of brain stroke covers changes in arterial wall structure, which is an early indicator of arteriosclerosis and arteriosclerotic deposits.