Physical examination is a physical examination by medical means and methods, including the basic examination of clinical departments, including the examination of medical equipment such as ultrasound, electrocardiogram and radiation, as well as the laboratory examination of blood and urine around the human body.
Physical examination is a health-centered physical examination. General medical scientists believe that physical examination refers to a comprehensive examination of the body without obvious diseases. It is convenient to know the physical condition and screen physical diseases. That is, physical examination of healthy people through physical examination is a "health examination" or "preventive health examination"
Physical examination is used to understand the health status of the subject, determine whether there are abnormal signs according to the examination results, and further analyze the nature of these abnormal signs.
Some abnormal signs are physiological variations, which can be reviewed regularly, and some abnormal signs may be disease risk factors, which need to be intervened and corrected by health promotion means; Moreover, some signs are the basis of disease diagnosis and need further examination and diagnosis.
Physical examination is the diagnostic link of medical treatment, the first step of medical treatment, and the diagnostic means of symptoms or diseases and their related factors. Because in the past, I only went to see a doctor when I was sick, so the physical examination for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment of diseases is generally called "medical physical examination".
Physical examination for admission, enrollment, enlistment, driving license, going abroad, marriage, insurance and other procedures. It is a physical examination based on specific work or behavior, which is called "social physical examination". Physical examination of healthy or sub-healthy people who are not sick, newly ill or about to get sick belongs to health examination.
Industry history
Physical examination, as an industry, first appeared in the United States in the 1940s. After World War II, people need to be healthy and know whether they can tolerate the invasion of pathogenic factors. How to keep strong; Is it passive diagnosis and treatment after illness, or take the initiative to find a doctor to check. Physical examination industry came into being.
From 65438 to 0947, the American Medical Association put forward the concept of "physical examination" for the first time, and solemnly suggested that healthy people over the age of 35 should have a comprehensive physical examination every year.
development trends
According to statistics, in 2008, the total physical examination market in China reached 654.38+96 million person-times, and the market capacity has formed a certain scale. In 2009, the total market volume of health examination increased to 230 million person-times, an increase of 17.06% over the previous year.
In 20 10, the total market for physical examination further expanded to 287 million person-times, up by 24.84% over the previous year. To sum up, the total health examination market in China has formed a certain scale, and continues to grow.
According to the results of the fourth national health service survey published by the Ministry of Health, from 1.999 to 2008, there were about1.00 million new cases of chronic diseases every year. In 2008, the number of cases of chronic diseases diagnosed by doctors nationwide reached 260 million.
Facing the huge patient population, professional medical institutions can play an important role in health information collection, risk assessment and prediction, health maintenance, health education and health guidance, and become an important driving force for the rapid development of professional medical institutions.