And it is that during this time, overeating, alcohol and lack of exercise make a dent in the body is affected by diseases such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes, among others.
According to Dr. Luis Moya Jimenez, Director of the Cardiovascular Unit of the West Clinic and President of the Colombian League Against Infarction and Hypertension, many take vacations as a period of waste and neglect, in which the sick leave taking their medications and making healthy diet and pecan excess food, sun and alcohol.
"That's when come the consequences: the patient becomes more broken and it was healthy and get sick," said the specialist, who points out that too much "junk" food, greasy and alcohol, decomposing body.
In this regard, Dr. Moya recommended a series of tests performed at the beginning of the year, in order to prevent further health problems such as heart problems. In this regard, he added that it is important a lipid profile done and look how is the metabolic function.
For the specialist, the key is prevention. Thus it says that from an early age is important to self-assess and ask what risks there are predispositions and family on various diseases, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancer.
The exams
Clinic West, aware of the importance of early detection of various diseases, offers users a preventive checkup that includes a series of tests for both men and women.
The check consists of: medical examinations, diagnostic and laboratory.
1. Medical examinations: contemplate a general physical examination performed by a specialist in internal medicine, who investigates obesity, hypertension, skin lesions, enlarged lymph nodes, heart murmurs, abdominal masses, increasing the size of the organs, skeletal deformities, hernias, testicular masses and prostate lesions. Also, a review of ophthalmology with optometry, made by the ophthalmologist.
2. Diagnostic Tests: They include an EKG and a stress test, with the possibility of heart failure is evaluated. Similarly, a chest radiograph, which explores lung infections, lung cancer, emphysema, benign or malignant lung lesions and enlarged the size of the heart and aorta.
Also they include abdominal and pelvic ultrasound, in which the size of the liver and pancreas, bile duct stones, riddles inflammatory lesions or infections, benign or malignant tumors of these organs, kidney size and presence of stones is explored, renal cysts and tumors.
3. Laboratory tests: CBC contemplate, lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, transaminases and bilirubin, creatinine and urea nitrogen, urinalysis, stool, fecal occult blood, uric acid, PSA, thyroid profile and vaginal cytology in For women.
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