Ms. Rayowa Okorie, a 57-year-old woman from Cameroon was considering getting a full check-up to understand and keep up to date with her health. It was an important step to take for the patient. She got online and registered with the advisors at MediGence who then guided her to be in touch with the right hospital and healthcare professionals to enable this to happen. Post this, the patient was helped through the process of stay, hospital transfer, airport pick-up, and hospital appointment coordination.

With everything in place, Ms. Rayowa Okorie traveled to Dubai on 9th Feb 21 for a complete health check-up. It is advisable for people to get a full check-up done on themselves, especially so if they are over 35 years old. She chose Saudi German Hospital, Dubai for this process, a healthcare institution associated with a great healthcare delivery environment. The best-in-class healthcare facilities, the most experienced and well-trained doctors, and empathetic and skilled allied healthcare professionals to support them. The International patient care center of the hospital with its multilingual staff manages the incoming and outgoing patients very well.

Pre-Treatment & Process

As soon as the patient reached Dubai and went to the hospital for her health check-up process, she was sensitized through the same by the team of healthcare professionals. It entailed a series of tests that could give the right picture about the health of the patient and the way forward. Here we bring to you a comprehensive outline of the tests that are usually carried out during a complete health check-up.

Haemogram :

• Hemoglobin
• Packed Cell Volume
• RBC Count
• Total WBC
• Differential Count
• Platelet Count
• MCV
• MCH
• MCHC
• ESR
• Peripheral Smear (if CBC findings are abnormal)

Blood Sugar :

• Fasting Blood Sugar
• PP Blood Sugar (for diabetics only)
• HbA1C

Renal Profile :

• Urea
• Creatinine
• Uric Acid

Lipid Profile :

• Total Cholesterol
• HDL Cholesterol
• LDL Cholesterol
• Triglycerides
• HDL Ratio

Liver Profile :

• Total Protein
• Albumin
• Globulin
• SGPT
• SGOT
• Alkaline Phosphatase
• GGTP
• Serum Bilirubin

General Tests :

• Urine Routine Analysis
• Stool Test (Optional)
• ECG (Resting)
• X-Ray Chest (PA view)
• Ultrasonogram of the Abdomen (Screening)
• Pap Smear (for Women)
• TMT
• ECHO
• Pulmonary Function Test (Spirometry)
• Mammogram (for Women with Optional Ultrasound Breast)

Additional Blood Tests :

• Serum Calcium
• Serum Phosphorus
• Serum Electrolytes
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
• HbsAg
• PSA (for Men)

Post the health checkup the patient was a part of in-house consultations to further assess the health condition. Let us have a look at the common consultations which comprise a total health check-up.

• Clinical Examination
• Medical Summary
• Physician Consult
• Surgical Examination (Men)
• Gynecologist Consult (Women)
• ENT Consult
• Dental Consult
• Eye/Ophthalmology Consult
• Diet Counselling

Post Treatment

After the entire process was completed the patient stayed in the country for a weeks time. There was also a follow-up consultation which was coordinated by MediGence professionals. Ms. Rayowa Okorie returned to her home country a happy and contented woman post her positive experience as a medical traveler to Dubai.