Chest X-Ray and Laboratory Exam Fields on the China Foreigner Health Exam Form

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What the blank form has fields for

The blank Physical Examination Record for Foreigner published by the Chinese Consulate General in Munich has result fields for a chest X-ray exam, an ECG and a laboratory exam. The laboratory exam field names HIV and syphilis serodiagnosis.

The form also has fields for height, weight and blood pressure, and fields for physical findings such as heart, lungs and abdomen.

What the Beijing guide lists

The Beijing Municipal Government English portal carries a guide to the health entrance examination. The page carries the date 2022-12-16.

The guide lists the components of the physical examination as internal medicine, otorhinolaryngology, stomatology, ECG examination, chest X-ray, abdominal ultrasound examination and laboratory-related components.

For a person who had a physical examination at an overseas medical institution within the past six months and brings it to a Beijing health centre for verification, the guide says the examination must proceed in accordance with the Certificate of Health Examination for International Traveler. It says the result must be attached with an X-ray report or X-ray film, an electrocardiogram drawing or report, a laboratory test report covering at least HIV and syphilis, an ultrasound report, and other original reports or test results.

What the Shanghai guide lists

The Shanghai Municipal Government English portal carries a guide to the health check. The page is dated August 30, 2024, and its footer says it was updated July 14, 2026.

The guide says to bring the original report for reference if the check was completed within the past six months at an embassy-designated hospital in the country or region concerned, along with the original laboratory test results and X-ray film.

What the National Health Commission page lists

The National Health Commission English site carries a page on the required medical examination in the Chinese mainland, updated 2018-08-23.

The page says the procedure takes about 30-60 minutes depending on the number of people being processed. It lists these examinations: height and weight check, blood test, urine test, vision test, ultrasound, ECG, blood pressure check, pulse regularity check, stethoscope check for breathing regularity and X-rays, usually of the torso.

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Questions people ask

Which laboratory items does the blank form name?

The laboratory exam field on the blank form names HIV and syphilis serodiagnosis.

What does the Beijing guide say the overseas report must include?

The Beijing guide says the result must be attached with an X-ray report or X-ray film, an electrocardiogram drawing or report, a laboratory test report covering at least HIV and syphilis, an ultrasound report, and other original reports or test results.

Which items does the Shanghai guide name for an overseas report?

For a check completed at an embassy-designated hospital within the past six months, the Shanghai guide names the original laboratory test results and X-ray film.

Sources

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