Preventative Medical Examination: Your Check-Up for Internal Health

True health often begins where you do not feel anything yet. While you may feel fit in your everyday life, risks to your cardiovascular system or metabolism can develop in the background. In Austria, you are entitled to a free annual preventative medical examination from the age of 18. The aim is not to treat diseases once they are present, but to prevent them from developing in the first place.

This is not about acute symptoms, but rather an assessment of your vital parameters. We examine the status of your organs, your carbohydrate metabolism, and your cardiovascular system to ensure you remain healthy and efficient in the long term.

Why Prevention is Important

The preventative medical examination is crucial in the early detection of:

• Cardiovascular diseases, through the monitoring of blood pressure and cholesterol levels

• Metabolic check-up, for the early detection of diabetes mellitus

• Early cancer detection, through targeted cervical screening (for women), faecal occult blood tests, or referral for colonoscopy

• Hepatic health, through the determination of key blood values (e.g. gamma-GT)

• Pulmonary and cardiac function, through auscultation and clinical examination

• Skin and sensory organs, to detect abnormalities or age-related impairments

• Lifestyle counseling, on topics such as nutrition, physical activity, or nicotine consumption

How the Examination Proceeds

The preventative medical examination in our practice always consists of two appointments to ensure we have sufficient time for an accurate analysis:

1. 1st Appointment (Laboratory): You must attend in the morning in a fasting state. We will perform a venepuncture to collect blood, and you will provide a urine sample (and from the age of 50, a stool sample). This usually takes only a few minutes.

2. 2nd Appointment (Consultation & Physical Examination): As soon as the laboratory results are available, the main appointment takes place. We will discuss your values in detail, perform the physical examination (auscultation of the heart/lungs, palpation, etc.), and provide comprehensive counseling on your health status.

   
   
   

What You Can Take Away

Simple benefits such as:

• Clarity regarding your current health status through precise laboratory values

• Early detection of risks that often remain unnoticed for years

• Individualized counseling on how to make your daily routine healthier

• Reassurance of having adhered to important screening intervals (such as mammography or colorectal screening)

Quick Immediate Tips

How we can make the best use of our time together:

• Attend the first appointment fasting: For the blood tests, you must not eat anything and only drink water for approximately 12 hours beforehand.

• Be prepared: Bring your vaccination record and a list of medications that you take regularly.

• Note down your questions: Write down any questions regarding your well-being in advance so that we can address them specifically during the second appointment.

Next Step

Simply come by!

Prevention is a privilege that is accessible free of charge to everyone in Austria (including uninsured individuals). Do not wait for symptoms, but gain certainty instead. Call us and schedule your two appointments for your next health check-up – we will take care of the rest.

Official Information & Sources

Here you will find all the details regarding services and cost coverage by social security:

• Detailed procedure & scope: Preventative medical examination on gesundheit.gv.at

• Information from the social security administration: MeineSV - The Preventative Medical Examination

• Services of the ÖGK: Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK) - Staying Healthy