Preventive medical examinations
Prophylaxis of circulatory system diseases within the group of inhabitants aged up to 30 years
Do you know that:
Physical training, even not too intensive, such as 30-minutes walk, results in decrease of arterial blood pressure.
The programme makes it possible for Lwówek County inhabitants to have preliminary diagnostics of circulatory system diseases performed and in case of indications to obtain specialist diagnostics as well.
Medical examinations are carried out at Przychodnia Powiatowego Centrum Zdrowia Sp. z o. o. (County Health Care Center Outpatient Clinic Ltd.), situated at ul. Morcinka 7 in Lwówek Śląski and in places of residence of persons who want to take part in the programme. Contact the Medical Adviser, please, and discuss your participation in the programme with him.
Do you know that:
Even one cigarette a day results in systematic stiffening of your arteries.
Preliminary diagnostics
- interview,
- measurements,
- biochemical tests,
- EKG examination,
- risk factors assessment,
- education.
Specialist diagnostics
- cardiological consultation,
- USG heart examination,
- Holter examinations,
- EKG exercise examination.
prophylaxis
- cardiac rehabilitation,
- dietary advice,
- psychological therapy,
- canoeing rally,
- bicycle rallies,
- family picnic.
Do you know that:
The fat accumulated in your abdomen is much more dangerous than in other places. You can check your abdominal obesity by carrying out measurement of waist-heap ratio (WHR), i.e. relation of waist girth to heap girth. The WHR ≥ 0,8 indicates abdominal obesity in women, and WHR ≥ 1,0 indicates the obesity in men.
Prophylaxis of circulatory system disease in children and youth
Do you know that:
One of the reasons of circulatory system diseases in children is obesity, which, as it has been proved, results in poorer results at school.
The programme assumes that children and youth from Lwówek County will be provided with diagnostic tests that will be carry out at schools after obtaining consent from kids’ parents. If the tests results reveal, that further diagnostic actions have to be conducted, the kid will be also referred in them within the scope of the programme.
Preliminary diagnostics
- interview,
- survey for parents,
- measurements,
- glycaemia,
- risk factors assessment,
- education.
Specialist diagnostics
- EKG examination,
- cardiological consultation along with USG examination.
Prophylactics
- dietary advice,
- swimming classes for children and youth,
- football tournament,
- family picnic.
Do you know that:
Every fifth kid in kindergarten age has an excessive body mass.
