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Do you want to measure the electrical activity of your heart or heart rate?
Do you wish to detect heart attack?
Do you wish to investigate the cause of your chest pains?
If you have nodded in affirmation to the above questions, it's time for getting an Electrocardiogram Test (or ECG Test) done.
Normal ECG results show:
Abnormal ECG results might be a sign of following heart disorders:
Not at all. It is completely pain free and risk free procedure. There is nothing to be scared, no electricity passes through your body and there is no danger or risk of an electrical shock.
No. The ECG machine only records the electrical activity and doesn't send any electricity into the body.
Remember, it is only "You" who is responsible for prioritizing your own heart health. Keeping a health heartbeat is in your hands! And it is very simple - Just going for a regular heart checkup is what needs to be done.
Know your heart status by preventive health checkup packages provided by Indus Health Plus, India's leading preventive health checkup specialist.
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No matter what age group you are a part of, regular preventive health tests are essential for each one of us. The tests may differ from gender to gender. A health checkup for a senior citizen would be very different from those living in their 30s or 40s.
Sonomammography, audiometry, transvaginal sonography - Does these test names sound like an alien’s code language? Well, we agree that they might as these are hardcore medical terminologies used for various tests.
For you, we have simplified the tests and consultations that you will come across in our health packages in a non-medico’s language and placed them under various categories.
Read on!
The heart in your body pumps blood and the vascular system takes it to all the organs. Together they form the cardiovascular system. A healthy lifestyle, proper nutritious diet and regular exercise is much needed to keep your heart healthy, more so, as age progresses. Keeping a check on your heart’s health at regular intervals is also imperative to prevent its dysfunctioning. Being consistent with your health checkups can help you in leading a happy & healthy life and thereby preventing major sudden-medical costs and trauma.
A computerized tomography coronary angiogram or CT angiography of heart is an imaging test that looks into the arteries that supply heart with blood. Although CT coronary angiography checks heart for various conditions but primarily it is used to look for nay narrowed arteries or blockages in the heart (coronary artery disease).
A cardiac CT scan for coronary calcium is a non-invasive way of obtaining information about the presence, location and extent of calcified plaque in the coronary arteries.
Cardiac CT scan for calcium scoring is done to determine if any coronary artery disease is present and if it is then to what extent? It is a screening study recommended for patients who are at risk for coronary artery disease but do not have any clinical symptoms.
Women are known multitaskers and they mange home & work effortlessly. Amidst all the responsibilities of home, kids and work, they often tend to neglect their own health. Women have to become proactive about their own needs and focus on their medical & healthcare needs.
Being proactive about your own health is the need of hour in this busy life. Women should take charge of their own medical needs and visit healthcare providers for their preventive health screenings regularly.
The Pap smear is a screening test for cervical cancer. Cervix is the lower part of the uterus which opens into the vagina. Sometimes due to an HPV infection, the virus reaches cervix by sexual encounter and changes in cells of cervix begins to occur, which may lead to cervical cancer in due course.
Sonomammography or breast ultrasound is a non-invasive procedure performed to assess the breasts and the blood flow to areas inside it. This test allows quick visualization of the breast tissue. The examination is often done along with mammography (x-ray of breast tissue) to study a mass or lump.
This test measures the level of PSA (a protein produced by the prostate gland) in blood. If a man has a higher PSA level, there is increased likelihood of him having prostate cancer.
However, there are several other reasons for having an increased PSA level. Some men, who actually have prostate cancer, may not have an elevated PSA.
To bear the expenses of suddenly arisen diseases and to be able to give right treatment at the right time to the family members one takes Health Insurance and sleeps coolly. Of course, there should be financial insurance but what about the loss of health? How to bear the loss of health? It cannot be overcome by any way. The best policy is to work in the direction of not to acquire the disease at all. To stop the diseases from occurring and if they occur to immediately treat them at the first stage can be done only if one follows the preventive health checkup regularly. What is needed is the information about the tests and our decisive action. So let us find out about these tests -
With the advancements in medical science, there are many path-breaking and miraculous diagnostic techniques. One such technique is the Computed Tomography (CT) Scan. For an instance, what is the CT scan cost and MRI cost, when would a physician advise X-ray, CT scan or an MRI, or what the difference between CT scan and MRI is and I’m sure you have many more questions. Please read further and debunk your myths and learn about the actual facts about this.
Liver function tests are a group of tests conducted in blood that help in diagnosing liver disorders and to detect inflammation and damage to the liver. LFT also check how well the liver is functioning. The tests measure the levels of certain enzymes and proteins in the blood.
You are highly mistaken if you think cervical cancer and Pap smear are terms more relevant to older females. Woman above 21 years of age should start screening for cervical cancer by getting Pap smear test done periodically.
A Pap smear test is a simple procedure to check the condition of cells of the cervix (the lower narrower part of the uterus which opens into the vagina). This test detects any infection, presence of abnormal precancerous cells and helps in the diagnosis of cervical cancer.
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