How Do You Get a Complete Check-Up? Where Should You Start?

Coming back from vacation is also a time to reconnect with your health. To start the new season with the right energy and motivation—typical of September—it’s essential to understand how you’re doing physically.

Is a general check-up really important? Which tests are recommended?
We explore these questions with Professor Luigi Petramala, Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome and specialist in Internal Medicine at Arsbiomedica Clinic.

Post-Holiday Check-Up: Necessity or Trend?

Vacations play a crucial role in restoring the body, mind, and spirit. They are essential.

However, they often disrupt our normal routine. Time off can lead to a temporary shift away from healthy habits: physical activity may become excessive or nearly absent, and our diet tends to be more caloric—especially due to cold drinks and alcoholic beverages.

This is why a check-up after a period of lifestyle imbalance is not just a trend but a highly recommended practice.

Why Is a Personalized Check-Up Important?

As mentioned, a check-up is extremely valuable before getting back into your usual rhythm. To make it truly effective, the clinical assessments must be tailored to each individual. Ideally, the process should be supervised by a physician—preferably an internist—or your general practitioner.

This allows for a more targeted selection of tests and examinations.

Age and existing conditions are key elements in personalizing a check-up. These factors guide the physician in choosing the most appropriate assessments.

Personalized Prevention: What Factors Matter?

Unfortunately, the major chronic degenerative diseases—such as hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia—often show no early symptoms. They typically become clinically evident only once organ damage has already occurred.

This is why regular monitoring is essential, and why patients must be guided by their physician through personalized prevention pathways.

Family history is one of the most important factors. A patient with a family predisposition to hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidemia should undergo periodic screening tailored to those risks.

A Trusted Partner in Prevention

At Arsbiomedica Clinic, we place great importance on listening to our patients and advising them on the most appropriate personalized check-up.

Many of them choose us as their ongoing point of reference. They return regularly to monitor their health, confident that they can rely on an expert medical team and precise diagnostic tests supported by advanced medical technologies.