[Check-up-examinations in internal medicine].
- Hunziker S Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
- Hengstler P
- Zimmerli L
- Battegay M
- Battegay E
- 2005-12-21
Published in:
- Der Internist. - 2006
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Internal Medicine
Mass Screening
Physical Examination
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Primary Prevention
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
English
A growing body of evidence supports or rejects preventive interventions in asymptomatic adults. Thus, counseling for smoking cessation and some immunizations have been shown to be cost-effective. Evidence supports screening for body weight (obesity), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer. Screening for lung, pancreatic and ovarian cancer has no effect on outcome and should not be performed. Controversial preventive interventions include general screening for diabetes mellitus in the young adult, thyroid disorders and prostate cancer. Physicians should be aware of a possible hidden agenda in patients presenting for a check-up.
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- DOI 10.1007/s00108-005-1536-0
- PMID 16365764
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