Preventative Care (Health Checkup)

We offer preventative care diagnostics using state of the art technology in an relaxed and confiding environment.

Your care package - a summary

Health analysis including determination of bodily fitness
Risk analysis for cerebrovascular accident and myocardial infarction
Determination of cardiovascular risk factors
Cancer screening
Individual health consultation, including measures aimed at disease prevention with dietary and sports medicine advice. In-depth review and evaluation of your current medication.
You will receive a detailed medical report.

Your care package - the details

Pre-structured and individual medical history

Critical analysis of your medical questionnaire, followed by ascertainment of a detailed individual medical history

Detailed medical examination

Auscultation, pulse state, determination of ankle-brachial index, reflex state, rectal exam. Further examinations as required and requested.

Heart and circulation

Color Doppler echocardiography, resting EKG, ergometric testing (bicycle, treadmill)
On request: ambulatory EKG monitoring with heart rate variability analysis (determination of vegetative nervous system function by demonstration of stress and recovery phases), ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, dynamic and pharmacological stress echocardiography.

Vascular system

Color Doppler ultrasonography of the extracerebral vasculature and of the abdominal and pelvic arteries.
Utilization of pulse wave analysis to determine vascular stiffness and age
On request: Color Doppler ultrasonography of the leg and arm vasculature, as well as transcranial Doppler ultrasound.

Lungs

Lung function tests, sonography of lung and pleura, pulse oximetry
On request: detection of sleep apnea

Abdominal organs

Ultrasonography of abdominal organs, including prostate, uterus and ovaries
On request: Colonoscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Thyroid gland

Sonographic examination of the thyroid gland

Laboratory Medicine

Hemogram, inflammatory markers: full blood count, ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), C-reactive protein, protein electrophoresis
Iron metabolism: Iron, ferritin
Blood fats: total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides
Kidney parameters: creatinine, urea, uric acid
Hepatic parameters: gamma-GT, GOT, GPT, bilirubin
Electrolytes: sodium, potassium, calcium
Coagulation: quick-test, INR, PTT, PTZ
Thyroid homeostasis: TSH
Sugar metabolism: fasting blood glucose, HBA1c
Urinalysis: pH-value, leucocytes, protein, glucose, nitrite, ketones, erythrocytes, urobilinogen, microalbumin
Fecal occult blood testing
On request: extended laboratory parameters