Routine Tests | Aster Labs

Overview

Routine tests are recommended to patients as part and parcel of staying healthy. These tests are used to stay on top of your physical health and prevent medical conditions. The results of these routine examinations can be used to treat several quality-of-life health problems that can help you live a more fulfilling life.

Routine tests can be prescribed to patients by doctors as a part of annual physical examinations, to monitor the progress of chronic diseases, or to test the efficacy of treatment for various medical conditions. The key to routine body check up examinations is that they need to be undergone at regular intervals for people with existing health conditions or for healthy people trying to maintain their health.

Conditions Diagnosed Using These Tests

Routine blood tests can be used to diagnose a variety of medical conditions. Based on the purpose of the tests, they can be used to screen diseases, diagnose improper health markers, or help identify various deficiencies in the body. With the right approach of using routine examinations, it is possible to maintain optimal health and fight the effects of ageing. Here are some of the conditions that are commonly diagnosed using these tests.

• Chronic kidney disease: Kidney function tests may be prescribed.
• Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism: Thyroid profile tests may be prescribed.
• Hepatitis: Liver function tests may be prescribed.
• Anaemia: Haemoglobin tests may be prescribed.
• Diabetes type 1 and 2: Glucose fasting and other diabetes profile tests may be prescribed.
• Cardiovascular diseases: Lipid profile tests may be prescribed.

Why Are These Tests Prescribed?

These tests can be prescribed as a part of screening medical conditions. The tests can also be used by doctors to monitor the progress of diseases or to prevent certain medical conditions. Routine blood tests or routine examinations are useful in helping patients maintain their health and even monitor the efficacy of different treatment options. For various medical conditions, routine examinations can be a part of monitoring the disease treatment to understand when the condition and its symptoms are treated.

Tests Included

A routine blood test can include various lab tests, here are some of the most common tests mentioned.

• Complete Blood Count Test
• Lipid Profile Test
• Thyroid Profile Test
• Haemoglobin Test
• Tropical Fever Panel Test

Procedure

Based on the type of routine test prescribed, the procedure may differ. For a routine blood test the procedure involves drawing blood from the veins in your forearms using a sterilised syringe and sending it for testing inside an airtight vial. For other tests like urine tests, the first urine sample of the morning needs to be stored in a container provided by the laboratory and submitted for testing.