"What is the medical examination? I am the person who knows my body the most!"
The 60 -year -old Tian Bo is an old smoker with 30 -year -old smokers,After retirement, life is very leisurely, and there are more time to go out and hang out, and there are more opportunities for smoking.
Recently, Tian Bo frequently cough and sputum, buying medicine and taking it by himself, but always repeated.His daughter Oda went home on holiday and saw his father kept coughing with his body, so he proposed a suggestion to go to the hospital for a medical examination. Who knew that he was opposed by his father and had a conversation at the beginning.
This is not the first time Oda persuaded his father to check, and each time he opened his mouth, he was blocked by his father.
"I can move my hands and feet, I can eat and drink, I dont feel uncomfortable, why bother this one more?"
"Confucius said fiveShi Zhi Tians destiny, my dad is 60, of course, knowing your life, do you still need to go to the hospital?That is, he refuses to go to the hospital for a medical examination, and he is very puzzled: Why is the old man unwilling to go to the medical examination?
1. Why do most elderly people refuse to be a physical examination?
In recent years, due to More and stronger, especially health checkups, are also more common.However, compared with young people who pay attention to medical examinations, most elderly people still rejected the physical examination. What is the reason behind this?
Now the older generation is from the era of suffering. "Fack" is also the habit of their engraving in their bones. It is left to the children of the children.If they are asked for a medical examination, the first thing they think of is to use a lot of money for medical examinations, and they are more afraid of finding that the disease has no money to treat .They were willing to spend money on their children, but they were unwilling to spend money on themselves, so they simply did not go to the medical examination.
And, if the physical examination is found to have a serious illness, and the family is not capable of supporting high treatment costs, it is undoubtedly Increase the burden of children , parents do not want to see their children anxious because of their own illness.
Especially after the parents are young, the body machine is constantly declining, and it is definitely common for illness.And when they look at their relatives and friends of the same age, they will be accepted and treated in the hospital, or they will make them feel "suffering".
Rather than saying that they are not willing to go to the medical examination, it is better to say that they are escaping the hospital.p>
What are the key inspection items for the elderly?Just do 5 items
Objectively speaking, physical examination is really necessary!Especially after the age of the elderly, various diseases will increase. The physical examination is to understand their own health, and they are also discovering potential health.However, there are many medical examination items. What items should the elderly arrange during the medical examination?
1. Basic examination
Including height weight, body temperature, breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and other basic life signs.Through basic examination, doctors can judge whether the elderly have problems such as hypertension, diabetes, anemia or infection.
2. Three high checks
High blood sugar, hyperlipidemia examination.The "three highs" will increase the heart load and increase the incidence of heart disease under the action of separate effects. The combined effect will even increase the degree of arteriosclerosis.Therefore, the elderly must not have three high examinations during the physical examination.
3, colonoscopy
Suggestions, After the age of 50, you must do a regular colonoscopy .Because colonoscopy, as the "gold standard" of bowel cancer, can detect intestinal problems without obvious symptoms such as colon polyps and intestinal polyps early.Although testing methods such as CT and color Doppler ultrasound are common in daily medical examinations, it is difficult for them to detect early lesions of the intestinal tract.In order to keep the intestinal health, the elderly can perform a colonoscopy every three years to ensure the safety of the intestinal tract.
4. Hepatobulin and kidney function examination
liver and lungsImportant organs such as kidneys will slowly aging with age, so you must focus on this aspect of examination during the physical examination, and even disease can be sieved early and early treatment.
5. The chest and abdomen CT
The elderly are high incidence of tumor disease, plus immunity continuesDecrease is more likely to develop cancer.At this time, it is recommended to do a check of the chest and abdomen CT, the purpose is to discover tumors early.
6, Heart function test
After the elderly became old, the elderThe heart function will continue to decline, so it is necessary to do a heart examination during physical examination.Through heart functional examination, you can understand the heart health of the elderly in a timely manner and help prevent related heart diseases.
Three, these two types of people should pay special medical examinations!
The physical examination is of great significance in monitoring health, prevention and treatment of diseases, especially in two types of people.Discover, diagnose and control, and treat diseases.
1. People with a family history of cancer
Related data show that the incidence of various cancers in China in my country They are located at the top level worldwide. Yi Lin, deputy director of the Oncology Laboratory of Chongqing Cancer Hospital said that cancer as a versatile and perceptual disease, there is a certain family gathering .Therefore, people with a family history of cancer must pay attention to health examinations, especially cancer screening projects. Do not miss it.
2, BMI abnormal person
BMI is the bodyWeight index can measure whether people are obesity. The calculation method is a square M2 with weight KG/height, and 18.5-30 kg/m2 is normal value .
A foresight study of a chronic disease in China pointed out that maintaining BMI at normal level can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke, and reduce diabetes.The incidence .In addition, people with too large waist circumference, especially those with abdominal obesity, have higher risk of heart disease and death.
So, pay attention to your own BMI values in life. As a result, abnormal people should regularly check the disease in the early stage, and at the same time, the BMI is controlled to the normal range through a reasonable diet and exercise.
The physical examination is a means of discovering the disease. Doctors can also judge our health through physical examination results, so the physical examination is really important.In particular, middle -aged and elderly people are more likely to get sick due to factors such as physical function decline and decreased immunity.In addition, it should be noted that the physical examination items should be individualized according to their own health status. For example, people with cancer family, related cancer screening is a must.
Reference Data:
[1]. "Why do most parents refuse to think about the medical examination?". Nanjing First Hospital Health Management Center. 2019-11-18
[2]."You can check these 5 inspections." Family doctor online .2024-01-18
[3]. "Is there any significance for the physical examination?Suggestions from different age examinations, it is enough to read this!》. Health Times .2021-08-13
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