Diagnosis of the body in the hospital. Check-up programs for children
In Moscow, several dozen health centers operate on the basis of city polyclinics. If the clinic you are attached to has a health center, you can get a free preventive examination there. It can be done at any age, once a year, and the visit itself will take from 30 minutes to 1 hour.
You can take an examination without an appointment at any convenient time (according to the schedule of the polyclinic). To apply, you will need a passport and a compulsory health insurance policy.
2. What procedures does the examination include?
Preventive examination consists of a number of procedures, including:
- measurement of height, body weight, waist circumference, determination of body mass index;
- dimension blood pressure and diagnosis of arterial hypertension;
- determination of the level of total cholesterol in the blood by an express method, diagnosis of disorders of fat metabolism;
- determination of the level of glucose in the blood by the express method, detection of diabetes mellitus;
- determination of the total cardiovascular risk (the risk of developing cardiovascular complications over the next 10 years is assessed);
- determination of the concentration of carbon monoxide in the exhaled air (allows you to assess the severity of smoking and identify the fact of passive smoking);
- spirometry - assessment of the main indicators of the respiratory system;
- bioimpedancemetry - determination of the composition of the human body, the ratio of water, fat and muscle mass;
- express assessment of the state of the heart by ECG signals from the limbs (performed using a cardiovisor);
- determination of the ankle-brachial index (identification early signs atherosclerosis in the vessels of the lower extremities);
- measurement of intraocular pressure and visual acuity testing (both studies are carried out on modern equipment, intraocular pressure is measured by a non-contact method);
- reception (examination) of a dental hygienist with an assessment of hygiene and diagnosis of diseases of the oral cavity.
3. What will happen after the examination?
After the examinations, you will be directed to an appointment (examination) with a doctor at the health center. He will give recommendations, including on the correction of identified risk factors - unhealthy diet, overweight, smoking, low physical activity.
