Medical Treatment in Switzerland and Comprehensive Body Examination

Full Body Checkup: How 1 Day in a Clinic Can Save Lives and Keep You Healthy 

Early diagnosis can help you get the right treatment, avoid long and expensive therapy, and rest assured that you are healthy. 

Many serious diseases, such as cancer, can go undetected for a long time. A full body checkup can help you find diseases early and save your life. 

A full body checkup is recommended for adults over 35 years old, and more often if you have chronic health conditions, a family history of disease, or an unhealthy lifestyle. 

A full body checkup is usually done in a clinic over the course of one or several days. 

What is included in a full body checkup? 

A full body checkup is a diagnostic scan of all of your organs and systems, including your heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, circulatory, and nervous systems.
It is used to assess your current health and identify any warning signs of disease or abnormalities. 

A full body checkup typically includes the following:

• Consultation and physical exam: The doctor will ask you about your overall health, including your work, relationships, medications, allergies, and any surgeries you have had. 
• Vital signs assessment: Blood and urine tests: Blood tests can tell your doctor a lot about your health. Doctors recommend getting a complete blood count at least once a year, even if you feel well. A full body checkup may include several blood screenings, from a basic blood count to a fasting blood sugar test. In addition, after consulting with your doctor, you may be asked to provide hormone panels, tumor markers, and other tests.
• Urine test:  A urine test can help detect kidney, liver, bladder, urinary stone, and diabetes. 
• Lipid profile: A lipid profile is a blood test that measures your cholesterol levels. Healthy adults should have a lipid profile at least every two years. People with high blood pressure or diabetes, smokers and their close relatives, and people with cardiovascular disease should have their lipid profile checked more often, once a year or every six months. 
• Fecal occult blood test and colon screening: One of the most important screenings during a full body checkup is a colon screening and digestive tract assessment. 

Laboratory tests:

What are the laboratory and imaging testBlood and urine tests: s included in a full body checkup? Blood tests can tell your doctor a lot about your health. Doctors recommend getting a complete blood count at least once a year, even if you feel well. 

full body checkup may include several blood screenings, from a basic blood count to a fasting blood sugar test. 

In addition, after consulting with your doctor, you may be asked to provide hormone panels, tumor markers, and other tests. 

Urine test: A urine test can help detect kidney, liver, bladder, urinary stone, and diabetes.  

Lipid profile: A lipid profile is a blood test that measures your cholesterol levels. Healthy adults should have a lipid profile at least every two years. People with high blood pressure or diabetes, smokers and their close relatives, and people with cardiovascular disease should have their lipid profile checked more often, once a year or every six months.

Fecal occult blood test and colon screening: One of the most important screenings during a full body checkup is a colon screening and digestive tract assessment.

For these screenings, several types of diagnostics - laboratory and hardware - are used. 

Laboratory tests This is a fecal occult blood test.
The main indicator of a fecal occult blood test is the presence of blood. An increased amount of blood can be a sign of digestive tract diseases, including colon diseases 

**In addition, colonoscopy and gastroscopy may be included in a full body checkup, if indicated. These screenings are not the most comfortable for patients, but they can now be performed under sedation or “in your sleep.” 

There is also a version of gastroscopy that does not require the patient to “swallow a tube.” This diagnostic method is called capsule endoscopy. During this study, the patient swallows a capsule with a camera. The patient does not experience any discomfort, and the camera comes out naturally. However, this method is not suitable for all patients. 

Chest X-ray: A chest X-ray allows you to see your respiratory tract, including your lungs, heart, chest bones, and part of your spine. It is useful for diagnosing pneumonia, tuberculosis, and emphysema. It can also be used to assess the size of your heart and aorta, your thyroid gland, and your lymph nodes.  

Electrocardiogram (EKG): An electrocardiogram checks your heart rate and rhythm. Electrodes attached to your body measure electrical impulses. This study is useful for diagnosing acute heart ischemia.

Traditional EKG is performed when the patient is completely at rest. For more detailed diagnostics, a type of EKG on a treadmill is also used to analyze heart rate and rhythm during physical activity. 

Abdominal ultrasound: This examination is completely safe and does not have any negative effects on the body. Ultrasound can be done, and even recommended for pregnant women. It allows you to detect diseases of the liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and bladder. The diagnosis allows you to identify pathologies of the abdominal organs.

Breast ultrasound for women: Breast ultrasound can detect even very small changes that are not yet palpable on manual examination (palpation). Ultrasound is effective in detecting neoplasms, including cancerous tumors. Ultrasound is recommended as part of a comprehensive physical examination for women aged 20 to 50. It is a non-invasive, painless, and completely safe method. This examination can also be performed on pregnant and breastfeeding women. For preventive purposes, breast ultrasound should be performed once a year. 

Spirometry - diagnosis of the respiratory system Spirometry is a method of diagnosing the respiratory system that determines the lung capacity and the amount of air that is exhaled in the subsequent phases of exhalation. During the examination, the patient exhales air into a tube connected to a special machine that measures the ratio of the amount of air that the patient exhales in the first second to the full lung volume.

The examination is especially recommended for smokers or those who are exposed to passive smoking, live in conditions of constant concentration of smog in the air, or work in places with a lot of dust. 

Treatment in Switzerland and a full physical examination in Switzerland 

Switzerland is ranked second in terms of the level of medical care among Western European countries. The average life expectancy in this country is 82 years. 
The Swiss know the value of health very well, so up to 95% of the population in this country undergoes regular medical examinations.

The quality of Swiss medicine and the accuracy of its diagnostics are now available to medical tourists from all over the world. 

Health diagnostics in Switzerland includes a variety of diagnostic programs.  In the best private clinics in Switzerland patients can successfully combine a full physical examination with a resort holiday in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. 

The cost of an examination in Switzerland in private clinics depends on the diagnostic program that is assigned to the patient individually according to indications. However, you can always find out the price range by contacting the partners of well-known Swiss clinics,one of which is CorSwiss. 

For example, an endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract will cost 3,900 francs, mammography - 1,600 francs, and urological examination - 1,500 francs.   

Why it is important to undergo a full physical examination regularly 

It is important to undergo a full physical examination of the whole body to monitor your health. All patients over 35 years of age are recommended to undergo a full physical examination regularly, at least once every 1.5 years.

A complete physical examination is of paramount importance, especially in the case of critical and fatal diseases, such as cancer, when early diagnosis can help prevent or control the disease and prolong the patient's life.

A full physical examination should be performed regularly if: 

• The patient has chronic diseases
• The patient has a family history of disease
• The patient leads an unhealthy lifestyle or a lifestyle associated with constant stress

Remember that prevention and timely diagnosis will help you live a long and healthy life.
If you have any questions about diagnostics or treatment in Switzerland, the CorSwiss team will be happy to help you choose the right treatment.