The Top Basic Coverage under Senior Citizen Health Checkup Packages of AccuHealth

We pray to be in robust health as we advance in age. However, it can sometimes be baffling to choose health solutions from a multiplicity of options to stay in the pink of health.

Take the example of the septuagenarian grandma, staying alone next door, perpetually worried about failing health. Unless someone suggests her the avenues to explore for her health, she might not be able to access the best care she deserves. The availability of the best health checkup packages for senior citizens within easy reach can be a lifesaver for people like her.

Timely medical intervention can prevent serious breakdowns in old age. Senior citizen health packages are designed to avert the inevitable.

Let us introduce you to some of the popular tests that are covered in senior citizen health checkup packages.

Types and Benefits of Health Tests for the Elderly

1. CBC – Short for Complete Blood Count, is used to determine the health of cells in the blood, counts of white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and hemoglobin concentration
2. FBS – Fasting Blood Sugar is a glucose test done to evaluate levels of sugar in the blood at a given or over a prolonged time.
3. TSH – Thyroid Stimulating Hormone test is used to determine the amount of this glycoprotein hormone in the blood to see if your thyroid gland is working fine. The test helps to determine overactivity/underactivity of the gland, besides detecting thyroid disorders (if any).
4. Urea – The urea or blood urea nitrogen test helps to determine how well your kidneys are working. Having high levels of urea nitrogen in blood would denote kidney and liver problems.
5. Creatinine – Creatinine is a chemical waste product of the muscles. Healthy kidneys filter out creatinine from blood and pass it through urine. High levels of creatinine in the blood could signal kidney dysfunction that needs medical attention.
6. Uric Acid – The test measures the amount of uric acid in your blood or urine. High levels would leave you prone to kidney stones and gout.
7. Cholesterol – A complete lipid profile or a cholesterol test is used to find abnormalities in cholesterol and triglycerides to identify genetic diseases, to determine risks for cardiovascular disease, pancreatitis, and other diseases.
8. Triglycerides – The test helps to determine if you are at risk of developing heart disease, atherosclerosis, pancreatitis, and level of bad cholesterol in blood.
9. Urine Re – Also called urinalysis, is used to detect urinary tract infections and kidney disease. A urine sample is used to see its appearance, concentration, and content.
10. Chest PA – It stands for chest x-ray posteroanterior. This is an imaging test that is used to detect abnormalities in the lung, heart, food pipe, diaphragm, or other organs of the chest region.
11. ECG – An electrocardiogram test is used to check the heart’s rhythm and electrical activity.
12. SCR – This is Serum Creatinine test that measures the amount of creatinine in blood.
13. PSA/PAP – Is screening of the cervix done to detect cancerous growths in the region.
14. Calcium – A total calcium test measures the excess or deficiency of this key mineral in the body to diagnose diseases of the heart, muscles, nerves, bones, kidneys, etc.
15. Physician Consultation – Senior citizen health checkup packages in Kolkata include physician consultation.

Final Words

By clubbing together several vital tests that can uncover, detect, and lead to an early diagnosis of old age diseases or other critical illness, senior citizen health checkup packages are a veritable boon for the elderly.

AccuHealth Diagnostics is a multispecialty health center that offers the best senior citizen health checkup packages in Kolkata. Please reach out to us at 1800-120-3877 to know more about our pocket-friendly, all-inclusive health plans for seniors.