Many people honor their parents and take their parents for infusions in autumn and winter, euphemistically called protecting blood vessels and cleaning up blood vessels. In fact, infusion does not protect blood vessels. Even if there are three highs and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, as long as it is not in the acute stage, infusion is generally not necessary.
For example, ordinary high blood pressure, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia cannot be lowered by infusion, and even if they are lowered, they cannot be maintained. Only in cases of hypertensive crisis, diabetic crisis, etc., need infusion. For most of the three highs, it is to live a healthy life + the whole oral medicine (or insulin or lipid-lowering injection) to control the three highs.
In the case of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, infusion is only required in the acute stage. Usually, if the condition is stable, infusion is not required. Not only does infusion have no direct benefits, but there is also a certain risk of infusion.
If children are healthy for their parents, they can actually take their parents for a check-up.
But now there are many kinds of physical examination items, there are hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of physical examinations, and everyone does not know how to choose. So which inspections are necessary, but don’t waste money?
1. Blood drawing
Blood routine, blood glucose, blood lipids, liver function, kidney function, electrolytes.
Blood routine is mainly to check whether there is anemia or not, of course, it can also check whether there is infection, white blood cells, red blood cells; platelet count, etc.; blood sugar is to check whether there is diabetes; four blood lipids It is to see if there is hyperlipidemia, especially low-density lipoprotein and triglycerides, and electrolytes are to see blood potassium, blood sodium, etc., not to mention liver and kidney function.
2. Routine urination
Look to see if there is protein in the urine and occult blood in the stool, especially the elderly with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or the elderly with hypertension and diabetes, it is necessary to check the urine and stool routine.
3. Electrocardiogram
Look for sinus rhythm, how many beats, and for signs of severe ischemia. Some people say that it is useless to check the ECG if you are not sick. In fact, you can do an ECG if you are not sick. At least you can save it as a normal ECG and use it for comparison later.
4. Color Doppler:
Carotid ultrasound to see if there is carotid plaque; cardiac ultrasound to check heart valves, atrial and ventricular size, and heart function; abdominal ultrasound to see the liver, gallbladder, spleen and pancreas; men can check Prostate, women can look at gynecological aspects.
5. Chest X-ray:
See if there are any problems with the lungs, and if necessary, a low-dose chest CT.
6, 3 indicators are more important
If some people say that these inspections are unwilling to do or cost a lot, then there are 3 inspections that save money and are very necessary, not to mention the elderly, middle-aged and even adults need it Know.
That’s blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids.
You can measure blood pressure at home, blood pressure monitors are very common nowadays, and this can be done at no cost.
Blood is required for the four items of blood sugar and blood lipids, and it does not cost dozens of dollars in total.
Why are these three metrics important?
The incidence of 1 and 3 high is very high, and there are hundreds of millions of people. Many people around us may have 3 high, but they have not found it.
The 2 and 3 highs are very harmful and can lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Many cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases eventually occur because of the failure to control the three highs.
Most of 3 and 3 high have no feeling, they can’t follow the feeling, they should take the initiative to measure or test.
So, if you are concerned about your parents’ health, you can take your parents for a physical examination; you cannot take your parents for a routine physical examination, at least you need to know your parents’ blood pressure, blood sugar and lipid levels!