Improvement of living standards has made people's health increasingly demanding. As we grow older, what everyone pays most is health. How can we discover diseases hidden in the body and make timely interventions? Of course it is a physical examination.
But the physical examination is simple. Once you arrive at the hospital, you will be confused when facing various physical examination items. How should you choose?
Take lung examination as an example. Many people don’t know how to choose? Some people say that photos are cheap and fast, and can solve the problem in just a few minutes, while others say that the photos cannot be seen clearly. If you find inflammation, it will be a bit difficult to find cancer.
Similarly, there are many types of blood draw. Take tumor marker , which is used to check cancer. There are no less than five types. The question is, do you need to check all of these? Of course not. Although there are many examinations, not all examinations must be chosen. For people after the age of 45, it is actually enough to do five physical examinations.
First, lung CT, some people may say that CT radiation is very high, why do you still need to choose? In layman's terms, CT can see more clearly, not only can inflammation be detected, but also early lung cancer can be detected by tuberculosis and . After the age of 45, the risk of lung cancer will be greatly increased, so it is crucial to do a good job in lung cancer screening.
Second, gastroscopy , some people will say, Doctor, my stomach is not uncomfortable, why do I still need to have a gastroscopy? What I want to tell you is that early gastric cancer has no symptoms. By the time the obvious symptoms appear, it is already an advanced stage. Some gastric cancer is found to be in the advanced stage. Even if it is diagnosed, there is no chance. The best way to detect gastric cancer is gastroscopy.
Third, blood sugar, after the age of 45, be sure to check fasting blood sugar . It is crucial to promptly screen diabetes . Some people just have abnormal blood sugar and do not meet the criteria for diagnosing diabetes. If it can be discovered in time, it can delay the development of diabetes.
The fourth is colonoscopy . The gastroscopy is the esophagus and gastrointestinal examination, and the rectum and colon. Colonoscopy can not only detect enteritis , but also detect intestinal polyps and early colorectal cancer.
Fifth, prostate specific antigen . Which one of the tumor markers is the most sensitive? It is the prostate specific antigen. This is a tumor marker related to prostate cancer , and it has high specificity and sensitivity.
