Bank on Good Health / Thanks for Good Health
Thanks for Good Health will be in November
First Christian Church Minister to Seniors Lionell Talbott gets blood drawn by Southern Home Care Nurse Myra Voigt, R.N., at the fall screening event.
No registration needed
for blood pressure, blood sugar or
body fat testing
Metabolic Panel Test Added to
Bank on Good Health and
Thanks for Good Health Events
A new health screening has been added to the Bank on Good Health and Thanks for Good Health wellness fairs. A test for a basic metabolic profile combined with the cholesterol test will provide patients and their physicians with information that indicates risk for kidney or heart problems.
The basic metabolic profile and cholesterol screenings give physicians information that indicates possible heart or kidney problems.
“It is important to have good baseline data for glucose and kidney function,” said Internal Medicine Specialist Rupinder Gill, M.D. “This allows us to rule out diabetes and kidney problems. This is important because sometimes these problems present no symptoms.”
Bank on Good Health and Thanks for Good Health are hosted annually by the Scott County State Bank, Scott Memorial Hospital, Southern Home Care and First Christian Church. These events were established to make it easier for Scott County residents to keep track of their health data.
“Knowing the lipid and metabolic level can have an impact on longevity,” said Family Practice Physician Eusebio Kho, M.D. “When a physician has that information we can act on it and prevent coronary artery disease. It also tells us if a diabetic patient is beginning to have kidney problems.”
The following tests are included in the basic metabolic profile: Calcium, , Glucose, Electrolytes, ( Potassium-Sodium-CO2-Chloride) Creatinine and BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen)
In addition to warning of kidney failure, the profile gives fasting glucose
level, and important indicator of diabetes.
Bank on Good Health and Thanks for Good Health will continue to offer
all tests offered in the past. A full lipid panel for cholesterol and
triglycerides costs $10. The men’s PSA cancer screening and basic
metabolic profile are also $10 each.
Pre-registration is required for all three of these tests.
An electronic body fat analysis with a Omron Body-Logic Pro will cost $5. It is a hand held unit that delivers a reading in seven seconds. It tells not only percentage of body fat, but also total pounds.
No appointment is necessary for the body fat test. Anyone receiving the
body fat analysis will receive a free guest pass to the Scott County Family
YMCA.
Anyone planning to have the body fat analysis should not eat a heavy meal
before testing.
There will also be free blood pressure and blood sugar testing at these events. No registration is required for blood sugar or blood pressure testing.
Watch The Giveaway and listen to I-105.3 for details of these events.