Apollo Senior Citizen Health Check Essential

 The Apollo Senior Citizen Health Check Essential comprises tests like CBC, ESR, LFT, CRP, complete urine examination, thyroid, uric acid, vitamin D, serum creatinine and electrolytes, cholesterol and fasting blood sugar to screen organs like heart, liver, thyroid, bones and kidneys for various health conditions and diseases. This checkup is meant for everyone who follows a sedentary lifestyle and consumes alcohol and tobacco regularly.

Note: These packages include blood/urine tests only (as applicable) & are suitable for Home Collection. All test results must be interpreted in a clinical context by your treating doctor. Radiology and other scans are not included in these packages. For radiology investigations, please visit your nearest Apollo Clinic or Apollo Hospital. T&C apply.

As per research studies, chronic diseases are said to be the leading causes of death across the globe. Unfortunately, due to the dormant nature of symptoms, they're challenging to detect as soon as they start impacting a patient's life. Some of the most common chronic diseases which cause fatalities include diabetes, heart attack, stroke, lung disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer.

These diseases exhibit the symptoms gradually. The slow onset carries a prolonged reduced quality of life and a rapidly weakening body. Even before the conditions are detected, they can hinder a patient’s coping ability, resulting in mental ailments such as depression.

Routine care involving clinical preventive strategies is one of the most effective ways to limit the impact of diseases and the resulting complications.

Preventative health care acts as an intervention mechanism between the contraction of illness and the occurrence of the symptoms. It helps with screening the condition's root cause at the earliest to receive adequate treatment with faster recovery.

The Senior Citizen Health Check Essential Packages offer the following benefits:

• Extension of lifespan 
• Lowered long-term expenses of disease management 
• Enhancement of quality of life 
• Management of genetic conditions 
• Prevention with a healthy lifestyle

Experts recommend Apollo full body checkups to patients to help them ensure optimum health. It is suggested to undergo it once yearly for patients above 50 and once every three years for younger individuals.

These prescribed health checkup packages have multiple components to screen the functioning of different organs and bodily mechanisms. The full body check-advance test comprises 70 assessments involving:

• Glucose Fasting: This fasting glucose test measures unhealthy blood sugar levels and pre-screen diabetes. 
• Heart Functioning: This assessment encompasses the evaluation of cholesterol by analysing levels of triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol.
• Renal Function Test: It is a group test that checks levels of creatinine, uric acid, blood urea, chloride, potassium and sodium to assess if the kidneys are functioning properly.
• Blood assay: The test checks for illnesses, infections and illnesses by analysing the complete blood count along with Calcium, Phosphorus, Chloride, Potassium, and Sodium measurements. 
• Liver Function Test:  It is a group test that checks levels of bilirubin, ALT/SGPT, AST/SGOT, alkaline phosphatase and albumin to assess if the liver is functioning properly. 
• TSH Test: High or low levels of TSH can increase your risk to cardiac problems.
• Hepatitis Screening: This test checks if you are infected by the hepatitis virus. Hepatitis causes inflammation in the liver and can lead to serious damage.

The health checkup packages provide a clear understanding of the underlying condition and potential health risks through an in-depth examination. Then, based on the evaluation results, the doctors prescribe various treatments, including medications, therapies and lifestyle changes to combat the progression of serious diseases.

Apollo 24|7 provides multiple diagnosis options for patients, including Apollo's full body checkup test to avail a detailed insight into the current health. The NABL-certified digital health platform offers prompt results of assessments using advanced technology and the expertise of qualified healthcare experts.

Patients can either select the tests online using Apollo app or can visit the pharmacy with a simple search of 'Full body checkup near me.