Exercise ECG (ergometry)

Arterial screening determines your personal risk of heart attack and stroke. After the painless screening examination you also receive a written evaluation and advice on any further steps that may be useful.

The carotid ultrasound measures the wall of the carotid artery (intima). Its thickness indicates whether deposits have formed in the vessel. The examination is aimed above all at patients with elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure or a family history, and makes preventive countermeasures possible.

Preventive skin examination substantially reduces the risk of developing melanoma and suffering its late effects. Skin screening includes an expert assessment and clinical examination of all moles using a dermatoscope. Where anything conspicuous is found, patients are referred to a dermatologist so that further steps can be taken.

The heart is examined painlessly with an ultrasound device (colour Doppler sonography). Alongside the resting ECG, this is the most important method for assessing the structure and function of the heart. Where symptoms or suspected diagnoses exist, the examination is part of the standard work-up; in prevention it is a meaningful module for detecting cardiovascular disease in good time.

Assessment of lung function and lung volume, early detection of changes, limitations and disease such as reduced lung volume, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Includes measurement of blood oxygen saturation.

Examination of the structure of the organs in the upper abdomen (liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidney and abdominal aorta) together with relevant blood values. This allows changes such as cysts, gall bladder and bile duct stones or kidney stones to be detected in good time and treated where necessary.

The resting ECG is the basic examination in cardiology. It records the sum of the electrical activity of all heart muscle fibres and allows heart rate, heart rhythm and cardiac axis to be determined. No preparation is required. The examination is painless and, depending on the device, recording the traces takes only a very short time.

Relevant blood values together with an ultrasound examination of the thyroid, which is checked for tissue changes. The examination is also important for investigating functional disorders and for follow-up after thyroid surgery.

Venous screening is a painless examination that analyses venous return flow and allows varicose veins and thromboses to be detected early.