Extended check-up in Germany
- initial appointment with a general physician, medical history taking;
- physical examination;
- body mass index (BMI) measurement;
- blood pressure and pulse measurement;
- comprehensive laboratory tests, including urinalysis;
- ultrasound of the abdominal and pelvic organs (liver, stomach, gallbladder and bile ducts, spleen, pancreas);
- ultrasound of the kidneys, adrenal glands and bladder;
- video oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (with biopsy of the gastric mucosa);
- colonoscopy (with polyp removal) under sedation, on an empty stomach;
- test for the gastric bacterium Helicobacter pylori;
- ultrasound of the thyroid gland;
- transthoracic echocardiography;
- resting ECG;
- colour Doppler echocardiography (echo);
- body plethysmography — measurement of total lung capacity;
- final consultation and discussion of the examination results with a specialist; a treatment and prevention plan;
- a written report in German on the diagnostic findings, with treatment and prevention recommendations.