Health Screening
What Is A Health Screening?
A health screening involves a medical examination together with a set of laboratory tests that evaluates for specific diseases and health conditions. These tests include blood or urine tests, or imaging procedures like X-rays and ultrasound, which enable the doctor to identify any health issues early.
It is often easier to prevent further complications if an illness or condition is detected early. Early detection would also improve your chances of a full and complete recovery.
What Types Of Health Screenings Do We Offer?
How Should I Prepare?
As soon as you make a booking, our Patient Care Team will arrange for a doctor or nurse to visit you within the comfort and privacy of your home, to help you prepare for your health screening.
In general, your doctor/ nurse will need to:
- Understand your family health history
- Conduct a blood test and urine test
- Possibly arrange for X-rays, ultrasound, and so on.
These are required to help detect potential health risks through a thorough assessment to gain an in-depth understanding of your health status. If you are undergoing a blood test, you will need to fast for at least 8 hours but plain water is allowed.
You should also inform us if you have experienced any fever or other symptoms three days before the day of your appointment.
Ladies are to ensure that your menstruation cycle has ended at least three days before your urine test.
What Can I Expect After The Test?
A teleconsultation will be scheduled for your Speedoc doctor to review your results with you. If your doctor finds any abnormalities in your results, we will arrange for follow-up tests and fast-track specialist referrals on your behalf.
If we discover a chronic condition following further tests, our Chronic Disease Home Management (CDHM)â„¢ programme will be able to help you manage your condition(s) from the comfort of your home.
Who Should Consider Health Screening?
Conditions such as diabetes and high blood cholesterol often have no early signs of symptoms, as such, planning your health screening at recommended frequencies is crucial to ensuring your good health.
If you are 18 years old and above, a health screening can give you an overview of your current health status in anticipation of commencing tertiary education or your career. You should undergo a health screening once every two years, until you reach 30 where a yearly health screening is recommended.
For those aged 40 and above, receiving a health screening at least once every two years will help you keep track of your health and detect any chronic conditions early for prompt treatment.
Why Use Speedoc?
Get tested from the comfort of your home
Receive a complimentary video consult on your results
Get follow-up tests and fast-track specialist referrals (if needed)
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How Much Does A Health Screening Cost?
The price varies according to the package you opt for. Here’s a summary of the charges:
A surcharge of between RM50 and RM100 applies for any scheduled home visit on a Public Holiday.
Bundled rates are available but only applicable for bookings scheduled for completion during the same home visit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
After your appointment, a teleconsultation will first be scheduled for your Speedoc doctor to review your lab results with you. If your doctor finds any abnormalities in your results, we will arrange for follow-up tests and fast-track specialist referrals on your behalf.
If you are 18 years old and above, a health screening can give you an overview of your current health status in anticipation of commencing tertiary education or your career.
For those aged 40 and above, receiving a health screening at least once every two years will help you keep track of your health and detect any chronic conditions early for prompt treatment.
Fasting is required at least eight (8) hours prior to the screening. You are allowed to drink plain water. Inform us if you have experienced fever symptoms three (3) days before the day of your appointment.
For ladies, kindly ensure that your period has ended at least three (3) days before collecting your urine sample. If you are having your period on the day of your appointment, please contact us at +6011 4166 1178 to reschedule.
We will first schedule a teleconsultation for your doctor to explain the results and discuss your next steps with you. Our Chronic Disease Home Management (CDHM)â„¢ programme is designed to help manage your chronic condition(s) optimally from the comfort of your home.
Conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, or stroke may not have obvious symptoms. Health screening helps you with early detection of such conditions, allowing you to get timely treatments, decreasing the risk of complications.
Our medical professionals will draw a sample of your blood and the results will be handed to you within two weeks.
