wk 7 screenings Flashcards
T/F: health screenings are important tools to detect disease at early stages
true
primary prevention
health education about screening
screening purpose
detection of a disease in its early stages
secondary prevention
the actual screening process
detection of a disease in its early stages
treat the disease
stop the disease from spreading
screening purpose 2.0
reduce cost of disease management by avoiding costly interventions required at later stages
early detection
some diseases preceded by period of asymptomatic pathogenesis or latency
can be simple and inexpensive compared to burden of disease
individual screening
one person tested
often chosen based on risk factors
sometimes chosen based on universal screening
group or mass screening
target population selected on bias of increased risk
one test disease specific screening
single test
detects characteristics indicating high risk
multiple test screening
2 or more tests to detect one disease
example of individual screening
mammogram for a YA with a fam hx of breast cancer
example of group or mass screening
vision screening in school children
testing for PKU in neonates
one test disease specific example
hemoglobin A1C and diabetes
cholesterol levels a d hypercholestermia
multiple test screening example
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