What Does Screening a Patient Mean?

Screenings are medical tests that doctors use to check for diseases and health conditions before there are any signs or symptoms. Screenings help find problems early on, when they may be easier to treat.

What is the purpose of screening?

The primary purpose of screening tests is to detect early disease or risk factors for disease in large numbers of apparently healthy individuals. Higher costs associated with diagnostic test maybe justified to establish diagnosis.

What are the types of screening?

There now appear to be four main aims of screening, although seven terms are used to describe them: case-finding, mass screening, multiphasic screening, opportunistic screening, periodical health examination, prescriptive screening, and targeted screening.