Union Quay Medical Centre
is a modern GP surgery in the heart of Cork City.
Union Quay Medical Centre is offering a comprehensive health screen from January 2018 which includes the following:
Doctor and nurse consultation
Lifestyle / diet / exercise / mental health questionnaire
Height, weight, body mass index and waist measurement
Blood pressure and pulse measurement
Fasting glucose – diabetes check
Fasting lipid profile including total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglycerides
Full blood count – anaemia screen
ALT / AST / GGT – liver function tests
T4 and TSH for thyroid function
Urea / creatinine – kidney function check
Physical examination with a doctor
Urinalysis
Sexual health screen test for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, hep B, hep C and HIV
The fee is €100
Some conditions that health professionals commonly screen / investigate for include:
Diabetes
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Overweight and obesity
Colorectal cancer
Prostate cancer in men
Haemochromatosis
Coeliac Disease
Vitamin D
Breast cancer and cervical cancer in women – information coming shortly
Osteoporosis – information coming shortly
Which tests you need depends on your age, your sex, your family history, and whether you have risk factors for certain diseases.