Why Liver Function Tests Need To Be Included In Half Yearly Health Checkup?

 

The 5 important functions of the liver in your body

• Production of bile

• Excretion of bilirubin, cholesterol, etc.

• Metabolising fats, proteins and carbohydrates

• Activating the enzymes

• Storing glycogen, vitamins, and minerals for body’s use

• Synthesis of plasma proteins

 

Importance of preventive health checkups and why should it be done every 6 months

Your daily lifestyle has an immense effect on the health and functioning of your liver. What you eat, how much your exercise, your sleep routine, stress, and environmental exposure are all a part of your lifestyle. With every change in your lifestyle, the health of your body and organs are affected. That is the reason you need to check your health status at least twice a year through preventive health screenings. The various biochemical and organ tests included in your health checkup package helps in understanding your current health condition and make appropriate lifestyle modifications to prevent or treat diseases.

 

Why should your health checkup package include liver function tests

Liver function tests can diagnose the health of your liver and keep you informed in case you have a damage or inching towards a liver disease. Blood tests are done to measure the levels of enzymes and proteins in your blood. 

These tests measure;

• The performance of your liver in producing protein and excreting bilirubin and other blood wastes

• The enzymes that your liver cells release in response to any damage or diseases that may have been developing

 

What can liver function tests inform you about

• Detect liver infections (like hepatitis)

• Monitor the development of viral or alcoholic hepatitis

• Measure the severity of liver diseases like cirrhosis

• Monitor the progress of treatment and the side effects of drugs

 

The enzymes and proteins that liver function tests access in your blood

• Alanine transaminase

• Aspartate transaminase

• Alkaline phosphatase

• Albumin & total protein

• Bilirubin

• Gamma glutamyl transferase

• L lactate dehydrogenase

• Prothrombin

 

Find the best health checkup package in your city, and book a checkup date according to your convenience.

‘100 Ka Dum’

Chocolates, flowers, movies, interesting reads, a lucky draw....

Sounds like a perfect set up for a fun party ...isn’t it?

What if, we say.... the above said is an event where more than 100 people gathered under one roof to do some serious business - get a health checkup done?

Astounded? Sure you must be but it is true indeed!

100 Ka Dum (stop confusing it for a masala Bollywood flick...though the name may sound like one!!) was an exceptional event where Indus successfully accomplished a record number of checkups (106 to be precise) in a single day under one roof on 14th August.

Thought behind it...

There were not one but two motives in organizing this event.

One. Healthcare and especially preventive health checkup is always seen as a grey and gloomy area. 

People do not look forward to it or get excited about going through the whole process of giving blood & urine samples and to be surrounded by complex machines scanning through the body.  

So, the idea was to make clients undergo life saving health checkups in an ambiance which is friendly, comfortable and welcoming, giving them a complete feel-good experience. 

Two. Establish Indus’ strength and potential. When we say our processes are seamless and operational capabilities, efficient - we better demonstrate that as well! 

Scheduling, coordinating, processing, performing and reporting for more than 100 clients in one day under one roof is definitely not a cakewalk! But we wanted to take that as challenge and attest our capabilities.

And thankfully meticulous planning, sufficient number of manpower deployment, enough doctors/other technical staff and ample inventory made us execute this event and turn it into a huge success by carrying it out effortlessly and delivering reports on the same day (as promised) to 100+ people.

Well.... we must say that was undoubtedly a ‘Good Job Done’!!

 

Venue

In Pune, which better premise could it be than Sahyadri Speciality Hospital in Deccan to organize an event of this scale. 

Deccan Sahyadri is a centrally located and well equipped state-of-the-art hospital, big enough to accommodate and cater to numerous people without any glitch. 

The set up!

The waiting lounge for clients was decorated keeping in mind the Independence Day, which was just a day after. Tricolor balloons adorned the whole place. Well groomed staff welcomed the clients with fresh roses. 

The clients were given a 'goodie bag' which comprised of a mineral water bottle, chocolates, interesting books & other reading material and a special ‘Thank You’ note. 

Appetizing paav bahji and tea in the breakfast was served to them.

Once the checkup process started, clients were ushered and escorted to respective areas for sample collection and other test procedures, exhibiting absolute hand-holding service. 

Movies like Rang De Basanti and Chak De kept the clients entertained while they were waiting for their turns and later, for reports.

Contest Time!

As an icing on the cake a draw was conducted amongst the clients. Four lucky winners bagged a FREE Indus Essentia Package, which can be utilized either by them or can be gifted to anyone in the family.

Outcome 

106 clients who took part in the mega event left Sahyadri Hospital as the brand ambassadors of Indus to spread the message of prevention far and wide.

Happy. Content. Pleased. 

Each one of them pledged to encourage more and more people – family, friends, colleagues, neighbours - anyone & everyone to go for regular preventive chechkups, so that fatal diseases can be detected early and treated better!

And to do so, who else but the Preventive Specialists of India - Indus Health Plus.

As, I Promise to Care!