Female

Detailed Check Up

Following a list of recommended female check-ups that should be done:

BLOOD TEST

• HEMOCHROME: Hb-GR-GB-HCT-PLT-IND.DER.-F-L 
• RED BLOOD CELLS SEDIMENTATION RATE 
• GLUCOSYO (S) 
• UREA (S)
• CREATININE (S)
• SODIUM
• POTASSIUM
• CHLORIDE
• PROTROMBIN TIME (PT) 
• TRIGLYCERIDE
• TOTAL CHOLESTEROL
• HDL  CHOLESTEROL  
• LDL  CHOLESTEROL
• ELECTROPHORESIS of PROTEINS (S)
• TOTAL and FRACTIONATED BILIRUBIN
• ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASI - AST- GOT-S  
• ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASI ALT-GPT-S / U  
• GAMMA GLUTAMIL TRANSPEPTIDE (S)
• ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
• TIREOTROPINE (TSH)
• VIRUS HBV ANTIGEN HBsAg
• VIRUS HCV ANTIC

CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF URINE (*)

FAECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST (*)

VAGINAL CERVICAL CYTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION (PAP-TEST) (**)

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

CHEST  X-RAY

BILATERAL ULTRASOUND AND MAMMOGRAPHY 

ABDOMEN ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION  (***)

OVERALL EYE EXAMINATION (****)

MEDICAL EXAMINATION  (usually 1 week after examinations)  

(*) In order to perform urine and stool samples, it's necessary to collect biological material to be carried out at home. Containers and relative instructions can be collected free of charge at our collection center or purchased at a pharmacy.

(**) Avoid using ovules, creams and vaginal lavage in the 2-3 days prior to the withdrawal and refrain from sexual intercourse in the previous 48 hours.

(***) For a  successfull  abdominal ultrasonography, one hour before  (after emptying the bladder) it is advisable to drink gradually a liter of water, holding the urine until the end of the ultrasound examination.

(****) If used, remove contact lenses 3 days before undergoing the Check Up and wear eyeglasses usually used. 
 
Fasting is required from midnight.