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Individual
Services
The
following list contains preventative medical examinations
that are not covered by the statutory health insurance funds.
These benefits are described as "Individual Health Benefits"
(IGEL) by the Associations of Panel Doctors.
| Preventative
examinations |
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Additional,
annual preventative health checks |
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Additional
exercise ECG, ultrasonic examination and additional advisable
laboratory examinations. |
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Special
health check |
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Comprehensive,
outpatient preventative examination |
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Sonographic
preventative examination of the inner organs |
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Measurement
of blood circulation to the arteries supplying the brain |
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Lung
function test for early detection |
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| Travel,
sport, profession |
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Medical
travel advice (incl. advice on vaccinations) |
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Compilation
of a medical travel kit |
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Travel
vaccinations |
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Advice
on sports medicine |
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Sport
medical fitness test (with exercise ECG and, lactate measurement
if necessary |
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Suitability
examinations ( e.g. travel, diving, etc.) |
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Medical
employment examinations |
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| Special
laboratory services (on request) |
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Examination
for the early detection of the prostrate carcinoma through
determination of the prostrate-specific antigen ( PSA
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Examinations
for the early detection of other forms of cancer by means
of so-called tumour markers |
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Determination
of blood group |
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Laboratory
examinations at the request of the patient under specific
circumstances,e.g. liver values, kidney values, blood
fats, sexual hormones, vitamins, thyroid gland function,
HIV test, immune function. |
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| Other
services |
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Injection
of medicine that cannot be prescribed at the expense…….
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Health
Check
This includes previous history, a general physical examination,
laboratory examinations of risk profile such as blood sugar,
cholesterol, creatine, uric acid, urine, if necessary haemoccult
test.
In regards to the statutory health insurance this health check
is permissible every 2 years from the age of 35.
Supplements to the Statutory Health Benefits
"Self-paying Benefits":
| Ergometry
(exercise ECG) |
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| Colour-coded
heart sound examinations |
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| Sonography
of the thyroid gland |
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| Sonography
of the abdomen (ultrasonic examination of the abdominal
organs) |
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| Colour
duplex examination of the vascular system |
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X-ray
of the thorax
(lungs, bronchial tubes, heart) |
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| Gastroscopy
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| Coloscopy |
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| Bone
density measurement |
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| Apparatus-assisted
sleep analysis |
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| Restorative
vitamin treatment (injections only) |
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| Injections
and infusions with medicine that cannot be prescribed
at the expense of the statutory health insurance funds. |
Additional
Laboratory Services ( self-paying)
These laboratory
examinations, as an addition to the health check, include
blood sugar level, complete blood count with differentiation,
mineral balance (sodium, potassium, iron), overall liver values
(overall bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, GGT, SGOT, SGPT),
differentiation of the cholesterol into HDL and LDL, tri-glyceride,
protein with supplementary inflammation parameters (electrophoresis).
| Tumour
markers |
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| CEA |
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| PSA |
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| CA
12-5 |
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| CA
15-3 |
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| CA
19-9 |
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| Gyn.
Status |
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| FSH |
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| LH |
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| Oestradiol |
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| Examination
for helicobacter pylori colonisation by means of breathing
test as primary diagnosis |
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| Determination
of blood group (specific) |
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Determination
of vitamin levels,
e.g. vitamin B12 |
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| HIV
test |
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Determination
of hormones,
e.g. testosterone, DHEA |
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