What is
a Preventive Medical Exam?
It is a periodic free monitoring set of exams done along the life cycle of an affiliate allowing the early detection od diseases whose early diagnosis prevent an ireversible evolution and prevents premature invalidity. The exmas contemplated in this program are the following:
1. Prevención de Problemas de Salud en la población en general
(Se entenderá como tales aquellos problemas cuyos factores de riesgo dependen de la edad y/o sexo de los beneficiarios).
a Preventive Medical Exam?
It is a periodic free monitoring set of exams done along the life cycle of an affiliate allowing the early detection od diseases whose early diagnosis prevent an ireversible evolution and prevents premature invalidity. The exmas contemplated in this program are the following:
1. Prevención de Problemas de Salud en la población en general
(Se entenderá como tales aquellos problemas cuyos factores de riesgo dependen de la edad y/o sexo de los beneficiarios).
| Beneficiary | Pathology | Procedure |
| Newborn baby | Phenilcetonuria | Phenilalanyne in blood |
|---|---|---|
| Three month old baby | Congenital Hypothyroydism | TSH in blood |
| Hip Dysplasia | Pelvic X –Ray | |
| Older than fifteen years | Problem drinker | Questionaire |
| Hyeprtension | Blood pressure test | |
| Tobacco habit | Questionaire | |
| Obesity | Weighing/Abdominal Circumference test | |
| More than 40 Years | Dislypidemia | Blood test |
| Women from 25 to 64 | Cervicouterine Cancer | Pap test |
| Women between 50 and more | Breast Cancer | Mamograph |
| Persons above 15 years | Diabetes Mellitus | Glycemia test |
| Persons above 65 years | Functional Evaluation | Standard Quetionaire |
