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Why are Regular Check-ups and Screenings So Important?

by Shaina Verma Medical Practitioner

In recent times, it is well-established by doctors and health experts that regular medical check-ups are imperative to keep a track of one’s health. Something as elementary as visiting your doctor quarterly or even twice a year for a check-up can help you get screened for diseases. Not only are these screenings going to help detect any possible diseases or ailments in your body but can also help with the treatment by finding a timelier cure. These check-ups held regularly can potentially be lifesaving! It helps with evaluating the state of your well-being and in diagnosing any probable issues in their nascent stage to ensure that the best treatment can be availed in the earliest possible time.

Regular check-ups and screenings are even more important if your lifestyle isn’t that healthy.


Here are some of the other important benefits of regular check-ups:


Lower Healthcare Costs

Just the thought of large medical bills can be extremely daunting for many. However, if you wish to cut down on these medical expenses, scheduling regular health check-ups and health screenings is non-negotiable. These regular screenings and check-ups ensure good health and also help save money in the long run. It is so because regular health screenings and check-ups mitigate the risks of potential ailments that can cause great damage in the future. Which is why in certain cases this can help with reducing the possibilities of undergoing a surgery and any other serious medical expenditure in the future.


Blood Tests

During regular health screenings, a doctor is most probably going to ask you to go through some blood tests. Blood tests are carried out to eliminate the risk of any diseases that might be indicated in your blood. Some of these include diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, coronary artery diseases, HIV/AIDS, Anaemia, as well as cancer. Blood tests also play a key role in helping the doctors in their thorough evaluation of the functioning of various body organs like kidneys, liver, heart, pancreas, and thyroid glands.

 

Identifying Stress-Related Diseases

The present world moves at an incredible pace, and with that comes a hectic work schedule, unhealthy lifestyles, and abundant stressors. This has sparked off various diseases in the human body, most of which are stress-related and others that are aggravated by it. The increase of stress and anxiety in our bodies is directly associated with a host of different diseases that are both physical and psychological. Some of which are:

· Hypertension

· Weight gain

· High blood pressure

· Mental disorders like depression and Alzheimer’s

· Asthma

· Gastrointestinal problems

Your regular medical check-ups and screenings will ensure that if at all there are any diseases, they are diagnosed and detected well in time. Due to growing awareness, people have been actively seeking to get medical check-ups and screenings done more regularly. This has given rise to many of the diagnostic centres to launch their services online as well. So much so that you can now book your blood tests on apps! Some of the essential tests and screenings that you must can done are for:

· Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection

· Body Mass Index (BMI)

· Diabetes

· Cholesterol

· Colorectal Cancer Screening

· High Blood Pressure

· HIV/AIDS

· Immunization Schedules

· Oral Health for Adults

· Prostate Cancer Screening

· Skin Cancer

· Viral Hepatitis

 

Regular check-ups will make sure that are getting the support you need from your doctors and family to help you stay healthy and well in today’s high stress lifestyle. And if you are too busy, you can always book blood tests via apps.


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About Shaina Verma Junior   Medical Practitioner

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Created on Oct 16th 2019 03:41. Viewed 370 times.

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