I just picked up a flyer from a chemist's shop. A lab was offering a "preventive checkup" for just Rs. 1500. For just Rs. 1500, they were offering: Thyroid Profile Iron profile HbA1c CBC Lipid profile Vit. B.12 Vit.
D3 Renal Function Test Liver Function Test Homocysteine If each of these tests were done individually, it would have costed at least 4500. I know they don't have to include "copper T", but still how can they offer so many tests this cheap? I am interested in knowing what's the compromise here. Such as second hand, low quality, outdated lab equipment, "sink tests", technicians conducting the test and using pathologist as "rubber stamp", low quality reagents, different methods(Ex: Jaffe's v/s Enzymatic assay for sr. creatine). Would like to hear the tricks of the trade from especially those people who are closed involved in such processes and know the technical intricacies.…
