What do you know about screening tests?

SCREENING is a preventive medical examination conducted among healthy people to identify risk factors and diseases at an early stage depending on their age. Screening increases the effectiveness of treatment and prevents complications.
Screening volume in 2025:
1. For early detection of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, it is necessary to carry out anthropometric measurements (height, weight, waist circumference), measure blood pressure, determine cholesterol and glucose levels in the blood once every 2 years for men and women aged 30 to 70 years. . electrocardiography,
Determination of low-density lipoproteins in the blood serum using an analyzer; Determination of glycosylated hemoglobin in the blood using an analyzer - according to indications;
2. For a preliminary examination for glaucoma, men and women aged 30 to 70 years need to measure intraocular pressure once every 2 years, and also, if indicated, consult an ophthalmologist.
These examinations allow us to detect cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, glaucoma and their dangerous complications, as well as early stages of hepatitis, prevent their dangerous complications such as stroke, heart attack, blindness, liver disease and cancer, and treat them in a timely manner. .
Cancer is the cause of high mortality. At the same time, cancer is a curable disease. The earlier cancer is detected, the greater the chances of a complete cure. It is necessary to undergo screening to ensure the absence of pathological changes that can lead to cancer and to detect cancer at an early stage of development. !
3.To confirm the absence of pathological changes in the cervix, women aged 30 to 70 years need to undergo a cytological examination of a smear from the cervix once every 4 years, as well as an examination by an obstetrician-gynecologist (colposcopy) if indicated; 4. To confirm the absence of pathological changes in the mammary glands, women aged 40 to 70 years need to undergo an X-ray examination of the mammary glands (mammography) once every 2 years, as well as an examination by a mammologist and oncologist - if indicated;

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29 января 2025