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Gold Standard Tests

•  A gold standard test is the diagnostic
  test or benchmark that is the best
  available under reasonable conditions.
• In medicine, a gold standard test is
  the diagnostic test that is regarded as
  definitive in determining whether an individual
  has a disease process.
• The AMA Style Guide prefers the phrase Criterion
  Standard instead of Gold Standard, and many
  medical journals now mandate this usage in their
  instructions for contributors.

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Why do we need to do Gold Standard Tests

• A gold standard test is a best available diagnosti
  c test for determining whether a patient does or
  does not have a disease or condition.
• For example, a biopsy can identify breast cancer
  cells with good accuracy, while an autopsy
  are usually accurate at identifying the cause of
  death. 
• It is usually used when an initial screening
  gives a positive result.

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Gold Standard Blood Tests

• There are some Gold Standard Blood Tests
  everyone should do every year after age 18 till
  the
• rest of our life, absolutely.
• Parents take care of us till the age of 18.
• Today, most of us stay in good health till we get
  to age 50 and age 60 and we will still stay in
• good health even up to our eighties if we fine
  tune our health starting at age 18.

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What we need to test every year

• Complete Blood Count (CBC)
• Kidney Function Test (includes electrolytes and
  glucose)
• Liver Function Test
• Lipid Profile (cholesterol profile including so
  called bad cholesterol)
• Vitamin D (we do not spend much time in the sun
  and hence lack Vitamin D in our bodies)
• Vitamin B12 (communities especially in India are
  vegetarian and hence low in Vitamin B12)

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What we need to test every year

• HbA1c It is a gold standard test for diabetes
  today, independent of daily fluctuation of
  glucose in our blood. There is a dramatic rise of
  diabetes all over the world and is happening in
  younger population too.
• TSH (Thyroid stimulating hormone)
• Although not blood test but these tests are gold
  standards for our health
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Blood Pressure
• Urine Dipstick test, which is not a blood test,
  but easy to do at home, should also be done
  yearly.

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The Average cost of these tests are..

• In India, Gold Standard Blood Tests, usually cost
  between 3000 to INR 5000. These tests usually
  come as a package.

Test Name India Average cost (In Rs)
CBC 350
CMP 2000
Kidney Function Test 800
Lipid Profile Test 500
TSH 380
HbA1c 440
Vitamin D 25 Hydroxy 1550

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• Author
• (Prof.) Dr. S Om Goel MD
• From family of doctors
• from AIIMS Delhi University
• MD Medicine U.S.A.
• DM / Fellowship U.S.A

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