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Screening

 An important tool for indicated prevention is screening. By using
screening, one tries to investigate at an earlier stage the presence of a

disease or condition, or behavior that harms health.

 The effects of the disease or condition or behavior with an adverse impact

on health may be limited or delayed.

Examples of screening for nursing professionals

 Examples include breast cancer screening, screening for eye diseases, and

screening on oral health.

 Breast cancer screening is the only way to reduce mortality from breast
cancer and to achieve health gains. Because the risk factors for breast

cancer are unknown, universal, primary prevention is not possible.

 In the screening for eye diseases, early detection by screening of

strabismus is important, and can be solved in most children with this

condition.

 In oral health screening for children in primary schools, the detection and

treatment of dental plaque and dental erosion can optimize the status of

children’s teeth. Children are taught to brush and floss their teeth daily

to remove dental plaque, and to drink less soft and fruit drinks.

Patients’ Delay and Doctors’ Delay

 For screening, the diagnosis can be highlighted in time in two ways. In the

first way, people are screened that do not show any symptoms of disease.

This the screening called asymptomatic people. In those individuals where

symptoms of disease are detected, one starts treatment to achieve health

gains.

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