Relatively superficial evaluations of a person\u2019s health status designed to identify obvious deviations from normal.<\/p>\n
The use of quick, simple procedures to identify and separate apparently well persons who have, or have a risk of having, a disease from those who probably do not have the disease. It is used to identify suspects for more definitive diagnostic studies. Multiple screening (or multiphasic screening) is the combination of a battery of screening tests for various diseases performed by technicians under medical direction and applied to large groups of apparently well persons.<\/p>\n
Checking for disease when there are no symptoms.<\/p>\n
The process of testing large numbers of people to see if any of them have a particular type of disease.<\/p>\n
The testing of apparently healthy people to detect a specific disease or disorder at an early, treatable stage. Screening is the cornerstone of preventive medicine and includes testing for problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and certain types of cancer. Doctors recommend periodic blood pressure measurements, cholesterol tests, dental checkups, eye examinations, and skin examinations. In addition, women are advised to have Papanicolaou smears, clinical breast examinations, and mammograms. Prostate and testicular examinations are recommended for men. Other screening tests a doctor may order include blood tests, bone density measurements, urinalysis, electrocardiograms, colonoscopy, and tests for sexually transmitted diseases.<\/p>\n
Evaluating patients for diseases such as cancer, heart disease, or substance abuse before they become clinically obvious. Screening can play an important part in the early diagnosis and management of selected illnesses and in some instances prolongs lives.<\/p>\n
Screening involves examining seemingly well individuals to identify diseases in their early stages, when treatment remains viable.<\/p>\n
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Relatively superficial evaluations of a person\u2019s health status designed to identify obvious deviations from normal. The use of quick, simple procedures to identify and separate apparently well persons who have, or have a risk of having, a disease from those who probably do not have the disease. It is used to identify suspects for more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-s"],"yoast_head":"\n