Why shouldn't a general health check-up be delayed?

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After Khanh Hoa province announced the end of the Covid-19 epidemic, many people are still afraid to go to the hospital at this time, even though there is a need for medical examination and treatment. Doctor CKI Le Huu Dong - Head of Department of Examination & General Internal Medicine, Vinmec Nha Trang International Hospital shared his thoughts for people to choose the most appropriate health protection method in the current context.
Dear doctor, why is the general health examination increasingly being promoted in the health care of each individual?
Periodic health check is still considered as the best way for each person to protect their own health, helping to identify risk factors for chronic diseases in each person. Through a general health examination, many diseases can be detected early, from the stage when the patient has no obvious symptoms, from which it is possible to treat the disease effectively, and save costs.

Bác sĩ Lê Hữu Đồng – Trưởng khoa Trưởng khoa Khám bệnh & Nội khoa, Bệnh viện Đa khoa Quốc tế Vinmec Nha Trang
Bác sĩ Lê Hữu Đồng – Trưởng khoa Trưởng khoa Khám bệnh & Nội khoa, Bệnh viện Đa khoa Quốc tế Vinmec Nha Trang

Even if you do not detect the disease at the time of examination, doctors can advise you on methods of prevention and behavior change in daily life and work to have better health, improve quality of life. quantity of life. You can also share your concerns, or questions about your health. From a medical professional perspective, doctors can give you tailored advice.
Your health data information will be continuously updated in the patient health management software in hospitals with good storage systems, which are useful facilities for the health care process. future health of the people and the community.
For the best health checkup, according to the doctor, how often should the doctor have a general health check-up?
According to the recommendations of the American Medical Association, it is recommended to have regular health checkups every 1-3 years or every 5 years, depending on age, family history, medical condition of each person. Therefore, in order to best meet the health examination needs of each age group, with specific working and living conditions, Vinmec Nha Trang Hospital has designed a variety of health check-up packages to achieve this goal. high efficiency of examination, with costs suitable for customers with different economic conditions.

Thông qua khám sức khỏe định kỳ, thầy thuốc sẽ phát hiện được nhiều căn bệnh từ giai đoạn sớm và lập kế hoạch theo dõi và điều trị kịp thời, hiệu quả cho người bệnh
Thông qua khám sức khỏe định kỳ, thầy thuốc sẽ phát hiện được nhiều căn bệnh từ giai đoạn sớm và lập kế hoạch theo dõi và điều trị kịp thời, hiệu quả cho người bệnh

If we delay the check-up can it affect the results of the examination?

In fact, there are many diseases that appear silently, may not have clinical manifestations that we see and feel right away. But when there are symptoms, the disease is already in a severe stage and difficult to treat. Through periodic health check-ups, doctors will detect many diseases at an early stage and make timely monitoring and treatment plans for patients. This is especially meaningful for many diseases that are increasing in the community today such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders ...
What is the point of health check at Vinmec Nha Trang at this time?
As soon as Khanh Hoa province is eligible to announce the end of the Covid-19 epidemic, Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital will continue to maintain the same screening steps to ensure maximum safety for customers when using the service. service at the hospital. Each customer coming to Vinmec Nha Trang is assigned a separate route for each different customer, limiting contact and infection. The hospital will also invest in equipping modern body temperature screening machines at the entrance to improve the efficiency of disease screening and control.
Especially, to meet the needs of customers, in the coming time, Vinmec Nha Trang General Hospital will deploy many home health care activities, build general health care programs, vaccinate to help customers improve comprehensive resistance.
Thank you doctor for this conversation!
Source: Dan Tri

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Important notes before a general health check-up Detailed information on general health check-up packages at Vinmec Additional packages included with General health check-up package

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