Health screening Flashcards
What is health screening used for?
Detect certain conditions in apparently healthy people
What happens if you detect before symptoms arise?
Easier to treat and more successful
What is diabetic retinopathy?
Diabetic complications that affects your eyes
How do we detect diabetic retinopathy?
Eye screening
What are some symptoms of it?
Blurry/patchy vision, floaters, sudden vision loss, gradually worsening vision, eye pain/redness, difficulty seeing the dark
What does an eye screening do?
Takes pictures of back of eyes using ophthalmoscope, looks for problems before they occur
Why is detecting a condition early good?
Treated easily, reduce risk for future gens, detected early less money spent on treatment more money in the economy
How do we measure temperature?
Thermometer
How do we measure Blood pressure?
Sphygmomanometer
How do we measure BMI
Scales/ measuring stick
How do we measure body fat?
Skin fold callipers
How do we measure grip strength
Dynamometer
How do we measure lung fitness
Peak flow meter
How do we measure hip:waist ratio
Tape measure
