Health Screening
Health Screening
The basic types of health screening are:
The basic types of health screening are:
- Heart Rate
- BMI
- Blood Pressure
- Skin Fold
Heart Rate
Heart Rate is the number of heart beats per minute. Usually heart rate is measured as beats per minute. First the deoxygenated blood comes from the body and flows into a vein called the Vena Cava then it flows from the right atrium to right ventricle then the left chamber of the heart pumps it to the lungs to get oxygen. This is one beat. Then the blood comes to the pulmonary vein and then it flows to the left ventricle to the aorta and then to the body. That is another beat. In total this is one beat of the heart.
How to Measure Heart Rate?
1) First use 2 fingers and then bring it right below your jaw where there is a blood vessel.
2) Or use the fingers to find the pulse just below the hand where there is a nerve.
3) Or use your palm and put it at your chest to see the heart.
4) Calculate it for 10 seconds.
5) Then multiply it by 6.
Advantages:
Easy to calculate and record data because you just have to find the heart rate for 10 seconds and then we have to multiply it by 6.
Disadvantages:
Different situations can affect heart rate for example if we are starting a race, the endocrine system can start to produce different chemicals reaction in the body which also causes the build-up of lactic acid in muscles and the increase in heart rate.
Heart Rate is the number of heart beats per minute. Usually heart rate is measured as beats per minute. First the deoxygenated blood comes from the body and flows into a vein called the Vena Cava then it flows from the right atrium to right ventricle then the left chamber of the heart pumps it to the lungs to get oxygen. This is one beat. Then the blood comes to the pulmonary vein and then it flows to the left ventricle to the aorta and then to the body. That is another beat. In total this is one beat of the heart.
How to Measure Heart Rate?
1) First use 2 fingers and then bring it right below your jaw where there is a blood vessel.
2) Or use the fingers to find the pulse just below the hand where there is a nerve.
3) Or use your palm and put it at your chest to see the heart.
4) Calculate it for 10 seconds.
5) Then multiply it by 6.
Advantages:
Easy to calculate and record data because you just have to find the heart rate for 10 seconds and then we have to multiply it by 6.
Disadvantages:
Different situations can affect heart rate for example if we are starting a race, the endocrine system can start to produce different chemicals reaction in the body which also causes the build-up of lactic acid in muscles and the increase in heart rate.
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure is the force of the being pushed in each blood vessels in the body which includes Arteries, Veins and Capillaries. When the heart pumps bloods the blood flows through blood vessels but when any blood vessel is blocked by plague or tiny stones it can cause high blood pressure or low blood pressure.
How to find Blood Pressure?
1) To find blood pressure we can use a monitor where it tells you the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure between a slash. If your Blood pressure is 120/80 that means it is normal.
2) We can also use a cuff or sphygmomanometer to calculate our BP. It works by wrapping a strap on the upper arm. After doing that there is a pump where someone else needs to pump to make the strap compressed. Then the gauge detects the pressure.
Advantages:
Uses a machine or a monitor which detects blood pressure while calculating heart rate so it is multi-tasking in some ways.
Disadvantages:
Different mood or situations can affect the results. Sometimes the food we eat can disrupt the results.
Blood Pressure is the force of the being pushed in each blood vessels in the body which includes Arteries, Veins and Capillaries. When the heart pumps bloods the blood flows through blood vessels but when any blood vessel is blocked by plague or tiny stones it can cause high blood pressure or low blood pressure.
How to find Blood Pressure?
1) To find blood pressure we can use a monitor where it tells you the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure between a slash. If your Blood pressure is 120/80 that means it is normal.
2) We can also use a cuff or sphygmomanometer to calculate our BP. It works by wrapping a strap on the upper arm. After doing that there is a pump where someone else needs to pump to make the strap compressed. Then the gauge detects the pressure.
Advantages:
Uses a machine or a monitor which detects blood pressure while calculating heart rate so it is multi-tasking in some ways.
Disadvantages:
Different mood or situations can affect the results. Sometimes the food we eat can disrupt the results.
Skin Fold
Skinfold measurement is a technique to estimate how much fat is on the body that covers the muscles. It involves using a device called a calliper to lightly pinch the skin and underlying fat in several places. This requires perfect skills that defies accuracy. This is because when you use the calliper you should clip the fat not the muscles. Therefore accuracy is really important here.
How to measure Skin Fold?
1)The main: Just take a calliper and then clip it at the triceps, biceps, waist and the back.
2)Then you add the total for each by adding each result for each body part.
Advantages:
Uses only 1 equipment which is the calliper. The data is also easy to calculate because it just needs to be added.
Disadvantages:
Skills might not be accurate because instead of clipping the fat we might clip the muscle along with the fat. This is the main disadvantage.
Skinfold measurement is a technique to estimate how much fat is on the body that covers the muscles. It involves using a device called a calliper to lightly pinch the skin and underlying fat in several places. This requires perfect skills that defies accuracy. This is because when you use the calliper you should clip the fat not the muscles. Therefore accuracy is really important here.
How to measure Skin Fold?
1)The main: Just take a calliper and then clip it at the triceps, biceps, waist and the back.
2)Then you add the total for each by adding each result for each body part.
Advantages:
Uses only 1 equipment which is the calliper. The data is also easy to calculate because it just needs to be added.
Disadvantages:
Skills might not be accurate because instead of clipping the fat we might clip the muscle along with the fat. This is the main disadvantage.
BMI (Body Mass Index)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used in health screening to search for any physical or internal problems of the body.
How to calculate BMI?
1)First of all just find the height and weight of a person and then divide the height with the weight to find the BMI.
2)There are 4 stages in the BMI. Underweight, Normal, Overweight and Obese. If the result matches in each category we can take the results down to see where it fits.
Advantages:
Uses simple equipment to measure (sometimes circular). Even this cannot be accurate but it is just the basic one.
Disadvantages:
The normative are not accurate for children so adult and children have different BMI. Might not be specific enough.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used in health screening to search for any physical or internal problems of the body.
How to calculate BMI?
1)First of all just find the height and weight of a person and then divide the height with the weight to find the BMI.
2)There are 4 stages in the BMI. Underweight, Normal, Overweight and Obese. If the result matches in each category we can take the results down to see where it fits.
Advantages:
Uses simple equipment to measure (sometimes circular). Even this cannot be accurate but it is just the basic one.
Disadvantages:
The normative are not accurate for children so adult and children have different BMI. Might not be specific enough.
Selected Health Screening:
Heart Rate:
This is because it is simple and can be calculated by various methods. It does not require any equipment unless it is an emergency. Sometimes I do agree that different situations can affect it however it is the most easiest health screening method because it can also tell the conditions of the heart which is also related to the body.
Heart Rate:
This is because it is simple and can be calculated by various methods. It does not require any equipment unless it is an emergency. Sometimes I do agree that different situations can affect it however it is the most easiest health screening method because it can also tell the conditions of the heart which is also related to the body.