Medical Examinations

medical-examinsations
"Early detection of disease may save your life"

Medico-legal

We do medico-legal and other medical examinations, including NAMPOL J88, public driver’s licence (NATIS Forms), Home Affairs medical certificate, Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA), Social Security and maternity leave applications.

Travel and pre-employment

We also do travel and pre-employment medical examinations and tests. We offer travel advice and pre travel vaccinations as required. Clients are advised to familiarize with their intended destination and be up to date with all requirements for their health and safety. When traveling locally across regions or outside the coun

Insurance medicals

We do insurance medical examinations on behalf of major insurance companies, including Old Mutual, Metropolitan Life  and Momentum e.t.c

We have contractual agreement with some insurance companies but you may be asked to pay cash for insurance forms where such agreement is not in place.

Regular check-ups

We advise our patients to have regular check-ups as part of preventive treatment. Regular or annual medical examinations can help identify possible problems before they begin, or in their early stages, when the chances of successful treatment are best.

How often should you have check-ups?

Age, sex, general health, medical history and other personal concerns should dictate when you have a check-up. Talk to your doctor about how often he or she recommends you come in for medicals, taking into account any risk factors and conditions you may have.

What to expect

If you’re a healthy adult, the doctor probably won’t order chest X-rays, electrocardiograms (ECG), complete blood counts, urinalyses, and other tests unless you’re at high risk for certain conditions. Risk factors that would warrant administering some or all of these tests include symptoms, lifestyle, being significantly overweight, or having a history of disease yourself or in your family.

You can expect to have certain tests and preventive care administered according to your age. However, not every test needs to be given at every exam.

Age 18 to 39:

  • Height and weight
  • Blood-pressure screening
  • Blood-glucose screening
  • Cholesterol screening
  • Immunisations (tetanus-diphtheria and acellular pertussis [TdAP] vaccine once; tetanus-diphtheria booster every 10 years)
  • Men: Testicular exam
  • Women: Breast exam
  • Women: Pelvic exam and Pap smear

Age 40 to 65:

  • Height and weight
  • Blood-pressure screening
  • Blood-glucose screening
  • Cholesterol screening
  • Immunisations (flu vaccine, tetanus-diphtheria booster, shingles or herpes zoster vaccination once after age 60)
  • Men: Prostate exam and PSA
  • Men: Osteoporosis screening
  • Women: Breast exam and mammogram
  • Women: Osteoporosis screening
  • Women: Pelvic exam and Pap smear

Age 65 and older:

  • Height and weight
  • Blood-pressure screening
  • Blood-glucose screening
  • Cholesterol screening
  • Colon cancer screening
  • Immunisations (pneumococcal, flu and shingles vaccines; tetanus-diphtheria booster)
  • Men: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
  • Men: Prostate exam and PSA
  • Men: Osteoporosis screening
  • Women: Breast exam and mammogram
  • Women: Osteoporosis screening

Women: Pelvic exam and Pap smear

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