Different Types of Screening Test and its Importance

by Peter Moor Physical and mental Health Trainer

When a doctor recommends a screening test near Milton Keynes to a patient, it does not mean that he or she has that disease. The purpose of prescribing the test is to ensure that the person is safe from a particular health problem. It also helps the doctor administer treatment if it turns out that the patient is suffering from a problem.

There are now different types of screening tests that give accurate results and inform the patient and the doctor about the problem. Listed below are a few tests, to name a few

Cholesterol Screening Test

This test is recommended for people who have heart disease. The test can easily detect lipid disorders, coronary heart disease and other signs and risks of cardiovascular disease.

The amount of lipoproteins is divided into two types:

Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL), which is bad cholesterol, and High Density Lipoproteins (HDL), which is good for health. Screening of cholesterol, if shows that blood pressure is high or LDL is more, then urgent care clinics doctor prescribe medication and change in diet for the same.

Diabetes Screening Test

This screening test helps to know whether the patient is suffering from diabetes or not. When the body's ability to utilize blood sugar is affected, diabetes develops.

Diabetes is tested in three ways: Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. A patient who is genetically predisposed to diabetes falls into the type 1 test, a patient who suffers from diabetes with age falls into the type 2 test, and a woman who is at risk for gestational diabetes falls into the type 3 test.

The type 1 test includes HLA (human leukocyte antigen) typing, the type 2 test includes the FPG (fasting plasma glucose) test, and the type 3 test includes the OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test).

Hypertension Screening Test

Patients with heart problems will feel shortness of breath should undergo hypertension screening. In this test, a fabric cuff is placed over the patient's upper arm, which is then inflated to inflate the cuff around the arm. After a few seconds, the air is released from the cuff and the doctor listens to the patient's pulses and assesses their blood pressure.

STD Screening Test:

STDs, also known as sexually transmitted diseases. To test for this disease, STD screening is performed, which consists of a gynecologic exam or Pap test.

Consult with urgent care clinics doctor to know about different types of screening tests are available which helps you get accurate results and let the patient and doctor know the problem.

For all types of Health Screening Test you can Visit Celebrate Health and Fitness Ltd, near Milton Keynes, or you can simply visit ceebratehf.co.uk