Health Check Guideline

Health Check Guideline

Health Check Guideline

Please do not wear Contact lens

Fasting for Laboratory Examination

• No drinking and eating for six to eight hours prior to examination. 

Pap Smear Test (Female Only) 

• Avoid intravaginal drugs for one week prior to examination. 
• Avoid douching and sexual intercourse for one day prior to
       examination. 
• It should not be done during menstrual period.
• Dress yourself in casual clothing. 

Urine Test (Female Only)

• It should not be done during menstrual period.

Ultrasound of Pelvis / Prostate / Flow Rate

• Drink a lot of water until you have full bladder thirty minutes prior to
       examination. 

Flow Rate

• Drink a lot of water until you have full bladder thirty minutes prior to
       examination. 

Ultrasound of Upper Abdomen 

• Fasting for six to eight hours prior to examination.

Ultrasound of whole Abdomen

• Fasting for six hours prior to examination.
• Drink a lot of water until you have full bladder thirty minutes prior to
       examination. 

Mammography

• Avoid any deodorant lotion and powder prior to examination.

X-Ray / Contrast Studies / Computed Tomography / PET-CT / MRI

• Please inform our staff with confirmed / suspected Pregnancy.

Intravenous Urography

• Fasting for four hours prior to examination.
• Must empty bladder before examination.
• Please inform our staff if you have asthma, diabetes mellitus or other
       allergies.
• For diabetes patient requiring medication, please consult the referral
       clinician and inform our staff for the adjustment of insulin dosage and
       Metformin if necessary.

Computed Tomography

• Contrast / Abdomen Scan – Fasting for six to eight hours prior to
       examination.
• Please inform our staff if you have asthma, diabetes mellitus or other
       allergies.
• Abdomen Scan – Oral contrast (provided by our centre) may be 
       required for certain examinations, please consult our staff in the centre
       if you have any problems.
• For diabetes patient requiring medication, please consult the referral
       clinician concerned for the adjustment of insulin dosage and
       Metformin if necessary.

Treadmill Exercise ECG

• Dress yourself in casual clothing, preferably in sports wear and
       running shoes.
• Do not apply lotions, oils or powders to the chest area.
• Do not eat too much prior to examination.
• Please inform our staff when booking appointment if you are under
       anyregular medications.

Urodynamic studies

• All sedatives, cholinergics and anticholinergics should be
       discontinued as doctor's order procedure.
• Empty bowel or use laxatives as required.

Cystoscopy

• Light breakfast or snack is allowed on the examination day.
• Due to sedation effect, it is essential to have someone to accompany
       you home and not to drive or operate any machinery after the
       examination.
• You are advised not to have any make up or nail polish for it may
       interfere our medical observations.

Gastroscopy

• Patient should keep fasting for six hours before the examination.
• Due to sedation effect, it is essential to have someone to accompany
       you home and not to drive or operate any machinery after the
       examination.
• Please register at our clinic 15 mins prior to the examination.
• You are advised not to have any make up or nail polish for it may
       interfere our medical abservations.

Colonoscopy

• Notes before Colonoscopy:
• Four days before examination, all drugs containing iron and cellulose,
       such as Metamucil etc. should be discontinued.
• One day before examination, liquid diet only. For example: soap,
       congee, soy milk etc.
• For the diabetic patients, please do not taking hypoglycemic drugs and
       insulin injections on the test day.
• Please consult your doctor before the examination regarding about
       method of taking oral laxative
• Notes after Colonoscopy:
• Due to sedation effect, it is essential to have someone to accompany
       you home after the examination. 

Note: Please bring your previous films and report for reference.