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3. Enhanced Medical Tests
‘The test program was updated following the introduction of MLC 2006 in 2013. The eurtent
EPEME tests are as follows
Basic tests required under DOH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2013-0006
| Physical examination and medical history
2 Dental Examinations
3 Visual acuity (Snellen’s and Jaeger’s charts)
4 Colour Perception (Ishihara ~ 24 plates)
5 Audiometry (Pure tone ~ air conduction)
6 ECG (12 lead, 3 channel)
7 Chest X-ray (PA view) — digital
8 Blood Typing (A, B, O and Rh factor)
9. Complete Blood Count (Automated with 3 differential count)
10 TPHA
11 Urinalysis (Automated Urine strip reader with 10 parameters urine strip
12 Stool examination (FECT) *
Additional tests included in the Enhanced GARD PEME
13 Psychological Exam (Basic Personality Inventory)
14 Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
15 HBsAg ( Hepatitis B) £
16 HbALe (Specific diabetes test)
17 SGPT/ALT
18 ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)
19 BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen — how well your kidneys working)
20 Serum Creatinine (kidney)
21 Blood Uri acid (kidney)
22 Triglyceride test (Only for seafarers 40 years of age and older)
23 Total Cholesterol (Only for seafarers 40 years of age and older)
24 Pulmonary function test (Peak Flow Meter)
25 Ultrasound
26 Drug and Alcohol sercening test
27 HIV test
28 Stress test (For seafarers 40 years of age and older only)
29 Stool Culture (For Food Handlers Only) &
30 Pregnancy Test (For Females Only) +
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