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Physical examination and general health assessment are important steps to control your own health status, helping to detect abnormalities early for accurate and effective treatment.
1. What is a physical exam?
The physical exam is part of the general physical exam. Patients will have their height and weight measured to assess BMI, blood pressure, and heart rate. In addition, in the assessment of general health, it is necessary to perform some of the following steps:
General clinical examination: specific assessment of organ systems such as respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous, and urinary systems. Blood tests, Urine tests Imaging diagnostics: X-rays of body locations, abdominal ultrasound Functional investigations: Electrocardiogram, EEG, measuring osteoporosis. Men can extend gynecological examination, women have gynecological examination according to their needs and wishes. The examiner needs to declare in detail about personal or family medical history, especially diseases that are likely to be inherited or If you have an infection, you should notify your doctor for a more detailed examination.
Physical examination and periodic health check-up is a comprehensive way of health care to help detect early even when there are no symptoms in some dangerous diseases, thereby improving treatment efficiency, reducing costs and time. healing time.
Khám thể lực để đánh giá chỉ số BMI của người bệnh
2. At what age should regular physical and health check-ups be performed?
At different ages, people face different health risks, so regular health checkups should be done at all ages. This is necessary to protect health and avoid dangerous complications. Specifically as follows:
Age 0-16: should have a general health examination 1-2 times a year for vaccination advice, monitor the child's height, weight, refractive error and psychophysiology. Age 18-25: Unscientific living habits in modern life make this age group at high risk of some dangerous diseases. Health examination is a way to help recognize the condition of the body and be advised to change in diet, living habits to prevent diseases Age 25-40: this age will usually check the functioning of the liver , measure cholesterol for heart risk and atherosclerosis, prevent breast cancer in women. Age 40-60: It is necessary to measure bone density because the body has begun to show signs of aging and is more susceptible to diseases, so regular health checkups become even more necessary.
Người bệnh ngoài 40 tuổi cần đo mật độ xương trên cơ thể để phòng ngừa lão hóa
3. Notes when participating in periodical physical and health check-ups
Some things to keep in mind when preparing for a routine health checkup:
Do not eat breakfast, drink carbonated beverages or coffee, tea for accurate blood and urine test results Fast if necessary Gastroscopy should drink a lot of water and hold urine when a general abdominal ultrasound is needed because when the bladder is full, it is easy to see the entire bladder, uterus and two ovaries (women) or prostate gland (men). ) Women who do not have a gynecological examination if they are in their menstrual cycle or are pregnant Pregnant women do not take X-rays In summary, regular physical examination is an effective method to screen and detect risks early diseases to the body to give appropriate treatment.
Vinmec Health System has long been famous for its modern facilities, outstanding standards, high quality human resources, and is performed by well-trained experts and doctors in the industry. both at home and abroad. Besides, to meet the needs of examination, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of diseases, Vinmec now also deploys many convenient medical services that are satisfied by many customers.
Hệ thống Y tế Vinmec đang triển khai cung cấp nhiều gói khám sức khỏe định kỳ cho khách hàng
Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital has been and continues to invest in renovating modern equipment, at the same time applying science and technology, the latest medical treatments to treatment. Therefore, Vinmec International General Hospital is considered as an international standard medical care address in Vietnam.
Currently, Vinmec is implementing a lot of periodic health checkup packages suitable for each age, gender and individual needs of customers with very favorable price policy, including:
General health checkup package Work permit- issue work permit Child health check-up package Standard general health check-up package Special general health check-up package VIP general health check-up package Diamond general health check-up package Advantages of Vinmec's health check-up packages mean that customers will be able to have an overall assessment of their body's indicators, monitor their health status, screen and screen their health by a system of modern equipment to help support standards. Current best diagnostics such as PET/CT, MRI, CT 640, the world's leading advanced ultrasound system, international standard laboratory system,... After a general examination, if detected For diseases, customers can use services from other specialties at the hospital with outstanding quality of treatment.
Customers can call hotlines of hospitals or register for online consultation with Vinmec HERE.
