Medical check-up: once a year from the 60 years.

-global health recommendations pass through a review every four years until the 1940s, biannual from 1940s to 1960s and yearly from this last age

– A medical check-up is the best purpose for the new year ”, says the Director doctor of the Hospital USP San Camilo in Madrid, which premiered unit checks. Periodic checks are essential to determine if we present possible disease risk factors, to detect many diseases early form, and to assess the evolution of a disease or treatment

Madrid, January 2011.- stress, poor nutritional habits, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking …. impact on the general condition of our body. the arrival of the new year with his list of ‘ good intentions ’ is a good time to undergo a medical check-up ”, according to recommends Dr. Olga Rodríguez, Director doctor of USP San Camilo, on the occasion of the launch up new checks unit of the hospital centre Madrid.

A medical check-up is the best purpose for the new year. Periodic checks are essential to determine if we present possible disease risk factors, to detect many diseases early form, and to assess the evolution of a disease or treatment ”, explains Dr. Rodriguez. A medical check-up is a good option to obtain reliable results on our physical condition and avoid the development of certain pathologies. The checks are aimed at all persons wishing to revise their State of health ”, details.

DRA. Olga Rodríguez, Director doctor of the Hospital USP San Camilo.

Dr Rodriguez explains that the recommendations of the World Health Organization (who) go through a check-up every four years until the 1940s, biannual from 1940s to 1960s and yearly from this last age. In USP San Camilo starting from that premise to make programmes of medical checkups, medical examinations customized for prevention, early diagnosis of diseases and intervention on the risk factors for health in order to ensure a better quality of life ”, says.

what is a medical check-up?

A check or complete recognition is the most useful tool to analyze the State of a person’s health. The USP San Camilo checks Unit carried exclusive recognition of a quick and simple way. Under the coordination of a doctor, a series of visits, physical exams and diagnostic tests are programmed in order to assess the risk factors to identify and predict any alteration in health. Check-ups, which rarely last more than five hours, may be performed in a way ambulatory or have a room for the convenience of the patient. Each case is assessed in particular on the basis of age, gender, habits and personal and family history.

Service of diagnostic imaging at the Hospital USP San Camilo.

The USP San Camilo checks unit is integrated by professionals of recognized prestige in various specialties (internal medicine, ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Urulogía, gynaecology, cardiology, rheumatology, Traumatology, family medicine, nutrition, General Medicine and digestive…) which have the necessary technology for the detection of symptoms and disorders in the earliest stages. Check-ups ranging from Gynecologic routine revision (mammography, ultrasound, cytology …) until a full check of the senses with reviewing an ophthalmologist and an Otolaryngologist, without forgetting the important cardiac assessment after the Christmas excesses, the sedentary lifestyle and stress, with ergometría cardiography.

Types of check carried out at the downtown hospital also include the basic check-up, check sports, digestive health check, check nutritional, check rheumatic, checking Urologic and International Check up.

Shall on the basis of data collected in the exploration and testing, is you establish, if necessary, an additional programme of tests, consultations and examinations with the different specialists adapted to each case.

About USP hospital

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Madrid, USP hospital is the first hospital private group in the Spanish market. USP hospital now boasts a network of 12 hospitals and 23 health centres which assist 4,000 doctors that attend each year more than two million patients.