As of 2020, a typical entry-level physical exam costs between $200 and $500, and the processes needed include surgical exams, internal medicine exams, blood work, liver function, kidney function, chest X-ray, and electrocardiogram.
1, surgical examination,
Surgical examination is a doctor's way of looking at and touching to check whether there are any lesions on the skin and spine of the person who takes the entry medical examination.
2. Internal medicine examination,
is mainly to check the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, gallbladder, nervous system and so on of the entry medical examination person.
3, blood routine,
There are 18 items in the blood routine, including red blood cell count, white blood cell count, platelet count, hemoglobin and so on, mainly to see if the entry medical examination subject has inflammation, blood disease or anemia and so on.
4, liver function,
Mainly check the four items of alanine aminotransferase, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, to screen the liver health of the entry physical examination subjects.
5, renal function,
Check one kidney function, creatinine, to determine the degree of renal impairment and estimate the prognosis.
6, chest fluoroscopy,,
Chest orthopantomograph, also commonly known as X-ray examination, mainly to check the lung health of the entry medical examination. It should be noted that pregnant women and those who have the need to prepare for pregnancy should preferably not have a chest x-ray.
7, electrocardiogram,
Electrocardiogram is mainly to check whether the heart of the entry medical examination is healthy and whether there are any arrhythmias. It is also diagnostic for myocardial ischemia and other non-circulatory diseases such as hypokalemia and hyperthyroidism.
Note:
1, three days before the physical examination to maintain a normal diet; the day before the physical examination to pay attention to rest, do not drink and eat high-fat, high-protein food; physical examination the day before the dinner do not eat, to ensure that the fasting for more than 10 hours, in order to draw blood for testing.
2, the physical examination is usually carried out in the morning, the morning of the day to get up must be fasting no food and drink.
3, recently on medication, if the case is not serious, the day before the medical examination is best to stop taking medication; but if it is high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic diseases, medical examination is not recommended to stop taking medication hastily.