Master Health Checkup

Six additions: high-sensitivity CRP, standard CRP, homocysteine, fasting insulin, creatine kinase and ferritin. They turn a broad organ and hormone screen into a cardiovascular and metabolic risk assessment, which is the difference between knowing your cholesterol and understanding your heart risk.

High-sensitivity CRP detects the low-grade inflammation associated with heart attack and stroke risk, at levels a standard CRP is not designed to resolve. Standard CRP catches the loud kind (infection, injury, an autoimmune flare), and having both stops a passing cold being mistaken for a vascular signal.

Insulin resistance usually appears years before blood sugar drifts, because the pancreas compensates by producing more insulin. A raised fasting insulin with a normal fasting glucose is that compensation made visible, and it is the stage at which weight, diet and exercise change the trajectory most.

Homocysteine is an amino acid associated with clot and stroke risk, and a raised level frequently reflects low vitamin B12 or folate rather than anything cardiac. Measuring both in the same draw tells your doctor which explanation to pursue first.

Adults over 45 building a detailed health record, people with several risk factors stacked together (extra weight, raised blood pressure, a family history of early heart disease) and anyone who prefers one thorough appointment a year to a series of small panels.

If reproductive hormones matter more than heart risk, the Elite Health Checkup covers that ground. If the heart is the whole question and you want apolipoproteins and lipoprotein(a), the focused Extensive Cardiac Function panel is the sharper instrument.

Once a year is the usual rhythm, ideally in the same month so like is compared with like. Individual markers move faster: after a change in diet, training or medication, your doctor may recheck insulin, lipids or ferritin on their own within a few months instead of repeating everything.

Fast 8–12 hours overnight with plain water only, since glucose, insulin, homocysteine and the lipid panel all depend on it. Avoid strenuous exercise the day before, which can raise creatine kinase. Continue prescribed medication unless your doctor advises otherwise, and mention any supplements.

Your report is typically ready within 72 hours of the samples reaching the laboratory, and arrives as a secure digital Smart Report reviewed by a physician before release. You can open it on any device and share it with your own doctor as a single file.

All 86 biomarkers, the phlebotomist's visit to your home or office anywhere in Dubai 7 days a week, the urine and stool containers, processing at our EIAC-accredited laboratory (ISO 15189:2022) under DHA licence 0046381, and the physician review. Nothing further is charged.