In life, regular physical examinations are like a war without gunpowder, providing us with data on our own physical health and also providing doctors with clues about possible diseases so that they can take corresponding preventive or therapeutic measures in time.
However, when we enter the hospital for our annual physical examination, we are often confused by the long list of check-up items and various indicators on the report. In fact, a medical report is an important tool to assess our health, but some key indicators are particularly important to assess our overall health and we need to keep abreast of them.
Reminder: These indicators in the physical examination report are normal, and the body may still be healthy, so it is recommended to understand
1. Gastroscopy is normal
In China, the incidence of gastric cancer is high, however, the popularity of gastroscopy in the mainland is not high, mainly due to the public's misunderstanding of gastroscopy, which is too painful and dangerous. For those who have already had a gastroscopy, if the gastroscopy report is chronic superficial gastritis, it also indicates that there is nothing wrong with our stomach and there is no need to worry too much.
2. Blood glucose check is normal
Blood sugar levels can tell whether a person has diabetes or not, and this value is also very important in our physical examination report. If your blood sugar levels remain high for a long time, you may need to take hypoglycemic drugs or insulin injections to stabilize and control your blood sugar levels.
If the blood sugar level is normal at the time of the physical examination, it usually means that a person's blood sugar metabolism is normal, indicating that our body is still relatively healthy in regulating blood sugar. Maintaining proper blood sugar levels is important for preventing and managing some chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
In addition, high blood sugar levels can also lead to insulin resistance, insufficient insulin secretion, and decreased blood sugar stability, which ultimately leads to diseases such as diabetes.
3. Normal blood pressure
Blood pressure is actually the resistance that the heart creates as it pumps blood through various blood vessels. It is no exaggeration to say that the higher our blood pressure, the greater the burden on the heart. It can be seen that blood pressure is also an important indicator of our physical health. However, the presence of blood pressure also allows us to observe whether cardiovascular function is normal through data, and blood pressure indicators are different in different situations. And high or low blood pressure is not a good thing.
This is because high blood pressure without obvious symptoms and not well controlled can lead to serious health problems such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, and even kidney failure. Low blood pressure will affect blood circulation, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the body, resulting in dizziness, dizziness and other symptoms, and in severe cases, shock. Therefore, it is also important to stabilize blood pressure.
4. Blood routine
Although there are many items in the blood routine, there are really three that we need to focus on: white blood cells, platelets, and hemoglobin. If there is no abnormality in these three items, then the other items only increase or decrease slightly, which is not very significant, then it also means that our body is still healthy.
If any of the above three data shows obvious anomalies, we should all be highly vigilant. This is because hematologic diseases, infections, rheumatic and immune diseases, cancer, malnutrition, etc., can all cause abnormalities in the blood routine.
5. Normal cholesterol
Cholesterol is a component of the body's cell membranes, but excessively high cholesterol levels may increase our risk of cardiovascular disease. The normal range for cholesterol is less than 5.18 mmol/L for total cholesterol, 3.37 mmol/L for LDL, and 1.04 mmol/L for HDL. If your cholesterol level is higher than the normal range, you need to adjust your diet and lifestyle to lower your cholesterol level and maintain your health.
In short, the shift from "curing disease" to "preventing disease" is essential to maintaining our physical health. Only by focusing on prevention, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and raising our health awareness can we better protect the health of ourselves and our families and enjoy a better life.