Preventative screenings are essential to detect health issues early, often before symptoms appear. Doctors play a key role in recommending and interpreting these screenings based on age, sex, risk factors, and family history.
- Health Risk Assessment:
- Reviewing personal and family medical history.
- Identifying risk factors (e.g., age, lifestyle, genetics).
- Screening Services Offered:
- Cancer screenings: Pap smears, mammograms, colonoscopies, prostate exams.
- Chronic disease checks: Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, BMI.
- Infectious disease screening: HIV, hepatitis, STIs, tuberculosis.
- Bone health: DEXA scans for osteoporosis.
- Patient Counseling:
- Explaining the purpose and frequency of screenings.
- Discussing results and next steps, including lifestyle changes or further testing if needed.
- Ongoing Monitoring & Follow-up:
- Scheduling regular health checks.
- Updating screening plans as health needs evolve.
