Procedures

Good Samaritan Hospital’s (GSH) Executive Physical Examination Program has been designed with your health and wellness in mind. This program provides a comprehensive evaluation of your health through a thorough physical examination, laboratory testing, cardiovascular assessments, and other diagnostic and screening services.

The confidential diagnostic screenings and tests are completed within half-a-day and include:

• Medical History Review by your GSH Primary Care Physician
• Complete Physical Examination
• Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Pulse, and Respiration Readings
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• Laboratory Tests (including cholesterol panel, metabolic panel, complete blood count, thyroid and iron, kidney function, liver function, ferritin, H-pylori, high sensitivity
• CRP, hepatitis A, B & C, and urinalysis)
• Chest X-ray
• Carotid Ultrasound
• Digital Cardiac Scoring (64-slice CT)
• Bone Density Scanning (Dexascan)
• Pap Smear and Digital Mammography (OPTIONAL - for women)
• Prostate Exam and PSA Blood Test (for men)

See below for more details about the procedures:

Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Described as the gold standard for the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias, this test also helps detect electrolyte disturbances and heart conduction abnormalities.

Chest X-Ray
Makes images of the heart, lungs, airway, blood vessels and the bones of the spine and chest.

Carotid Ultrasound
An ultrasound of the body's two carotid arteries, which are located on each side of the neck and carry blood from the heart to the brain, provide detailed pictures of these blood vessels. The carotid ultrasound is most frequently performed to detect narrowing, or stenosis, of the carotid artery, a condition that substantially increases the risk of stroke.

Dexascan (Bone Density Scanning)
Bone density scanning, also called dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA) or bone densitometry, is an enhanced form of x-ray technology that is used to measure bone loss. This is a painless medical procedure often used to diagnose osteoporosis, a condition that often affects women after menopause but may also be found in men. Osteoporosis involves a gradual loss of calcium, causing the bones to become thinner, more fragile and more likely to break.

Cardiac Calcium Scoring
Using a 64-scliced computed tomography (CT) scanning machine, cardiac calcium scoring checks for the buildup of calcium in plaque on the walls of the arteries of the heart (coronary arteries). This test is used to check for heart disease in an early stage and to determine how severe it is. Cardiac calcium scoring is also called coronary artery calcium scoring.

Digital Mammography
Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. This is used to aid in the diagnosis of breast diseases in women.