My Health Screening

Im work with a healthcare group (private clinical lab), so each year entitled with a free annual health screening (43 tests package). I had just redeemed the free package last Thursday, 27 Sept 07.

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This is my colleague, a cute little girl (Ms Fam), she is the one who draw my blood that day. Even she only has 1 year experience in lab works, but she perform the phlebotomy very well, cause no pain so no worry. She will be transfer to Sibu Outlet (her hometown) as a Lab Manager with effect 1 Oct 07, so I think this would be the last chance for her to draw my blood, hehe...

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Whenever you have the health screening at any private lab, please do check the request form & the test tubes, make sure they are properly & correctly labelled with your name & other particulars, to avoid the mixed up of the blood specimens with other customers one.

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Attached here is part of my health screening report, everything is normal, except the bilirubin reading, a bit higher than the upper normal limit, but nothing worse. Im not fit in Hepatitis B Screening (Reactive in HBsAg) as well. Nothing to do with this, Im a Hep B carrier since Form 6, I knew it through a blood donation campaign. So have to monitor the LFT + AFP (liver cancer) every 3 to 6 months, ultrasound scanning may helpful.

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People like me who work in the lab, oftenly will deal with the blood, urine & other body fluids which might be infectious, the routine screening on certain infectious diseases, especially STD (Syphilis, HIV...etc) is crucial & required. Of course, the screening test not a preventive step, the best way is to handle the infectious biohazard with full causion (wearing glove, avoid needle injury....etc).

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You should have such health screening too, please consult with your doctor and fast for at least 10-12 hours prior the blood testing.
Tips: How often you should have the full health screening?

1. Above 40 years old --- Annually

2. Below 40 years old --- Every 2 years

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