Health Essential Package

• Kidney Function – This tests how well the kidney is filtering the blood plus the overall balance of electrolytes and minerals in the body.

• Liver Function Tests – This measures enzymes and proteins produced by the liver to give a picture of how well the liver is functioning or detect any liver cell damage.

• Bone Health – This profile includes calcium and uric acid: two compounds that give a good indication of your bone health. 

• Diabetes – This profile includes glycated haemoglobin to indicate how well controlled your blood sugar levels have been over the past 3 months and the direct blood glucose level tells us how high or low your blood sugar level is on the day of the blood test. 

• Lipid Profile – Measures the amount of good and bad cholesterol in the circulation.

• Iron Status – This profile measures both the direct iron levels and ferritin levels. Low iron and ferritin could indicate iron deficiency anaemia which could explain symptoms of tiredness, exhaustion and breathlessness.

• Inflammatory Marker – C Reactive Protein is a marker of inflammation in the body. It can be used to identify infection or monitor the response to treatment for an infection or inflammatory condition.

• Vitamin D – Vitamin D helps to regulate the absorption of calcium, phosphate and magnesium in the gut. It is also vital for bone growth and health. It can be a useful investigation in some forms of bone disease or gut pathologies.

• Thyroid Function- This profile measures Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Thyroxine (T4) to indicate if the thyroid is over or under active.

• CA 125- The tumour marker to detect or monitor ovarian cancer. (Female only)

• Testosterone- Measuring testosterone can help to identify the cause of erectile dysfunction, infertility, premature/delayed puberty or the male menopause. (Male only)

• Prostate Screen (Prostate Specific Antigen)- A blood test to help detect or monitor prostate cancer. (Male only)

This is a urine test to screen for a wide range of disorders including a urinary tract infection, kidney disease and diabetes. If an abnormality is found, results are analysed in conjunction with results from other diagnostic tests to help identify the underlying problem.