Settlement Guide: 9 reasons to get a doctor’s check-up

Regardless of your age, health check-ups are important to identify potential risk factors, to prevent diseases and to help you live a happy and healthy life.

Health check-ups are important to identify potential risk factors.

Health check-ups are important to identify potential risk factors. Source: Getty Images

1. 评估整体健康

定期检查,家庭医生(GP,又叫作全科医生)会查问你的病史、家族病史和生活方式。他们会要求你作标准的健康检测,包括验血、尿、视力和听力。
Health check
Source: Getty Images

2. 验血糖(diabetes test)

每天有280 名澳洲人患上,即每5分钟就有1个人。糖尿病检查可判断身体的血糖水平,从而检测糖代谢紊乱相关疾病。
Diabetes test
Source: Getty Images

3. 验胆固醇(cholesterol)

建议,控制胆固醇水平很重要。
Cholesterol test
Blood sample for cholesterol test Source: Getty Images

4. 测血压

长期血压过高可引发心脏病,医生建议每半年量一次血压,正常是收缩压小于120 mmHg及舒张压小于80 mmHg。
Blood pressure test
Source: AAP

5. 评估体重

三分之二的澳洲人体重过重或有肥胖症,医生可用身体质量指数()来判断你是否过轻或过重,身体质量指数或称肥胖指数。世界卫生组织建议以身体质量指数来衡量肥胖程度,其计算公式是以体重(公斤)除以身高(厘米)的平方。
obese
Source: AAP

6. 检查心脏活动

 (ECG) 是一种经胸腔的以时间为单位记录心脏的电生理活动,并通过皮肤上的电极捕捉并记录下来的诊疗技术。家庭医生可安排心电图测试来检测心脏活动异常症状。
Close-up of an ECG report
Close-up of an ECG report Source: gettyimage

7. 注射预防疫苗

接种疫苗估计每年可以拯救全球300万人的性命。是简单、安全和高效的方式,保障和预防儿童和成人免于疾病的危害。
meningococcal vaccine
meningococcal vaccine Source: (AAP/David Crosling)

8. 检查皮肤

称,有三分之二的澳洲人在70岁时会被诊断患上皮肤癌,每年有超过75万人接受一种或多种非黑色素瘤皮肤癌的治疗。如果你的皮肤上有异常的痣或者起疹子,家庭医生可作皮肤检查。
Skin check
Dermatologist examining patient for signs of skin cancer Source: Getty Images

9. 检查精神健康

精神健康关注机构  称,300万澳洲人生活在抑郁与焦虑中。寻求专业协助,可以从看家庭医生开始。
Umuhimu wa afya ya akili
Umuhimu wa afya ya akili Source: AAP

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Published 8 February 2017 2:29pm
Updated 13 February 2017 1:30pm
By Ildiko Dauda


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