What’s a biochemical physical?

Biochemical physical examination is a clinical term for a wide range of examination programs. Since these are performed by drawing blood and using biological or chemical methods to detect relevant indicators within the blood, they are collectively referred to clinically as biochemical physical examinations. Biochemical physicals are a routine admission test for many hospitalized populations and are also a current health screening program. The items of biochemical physical examination mainly include liver function, kidney function, blood glucose, blood lipid analysis, cardiac enzyme profile, ion analysis and other six items, and the items of biochemical physical examination may vary to some extent in different hospitals. Through biochemical physical examination, the function of liver and kidney can be assessed initially, and it can also be used to diagnose the presence of hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, cardiomyopathy and so on. Biochemical physical examination is only a preliminary examination, when the relevant indicators show significant abnormalities, further relevant auxiliary examinations should be performed for more accurate clinical diagnosis. In addition, even if the indicators of biochemical physical examination are in the normal range, the existence of clinical diseases cannot be ruled out.