Btec Health And Social Care Level 3 Unit 7 P3

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“P3 – Describe the investigations that are carried out to enable the diagnosis of these physiological disorders”
Table for investigations

Investigations for the diagnosis Disease 1: Diabetes
Disease 2: Cardiovascular Disease

Medical history

The typical patient with type 2 diabetes had diabetes for at least 4 - 7 years at the time of the diagnosis.

During the medical history, doctor will focus on areas such as chest pain or pressure or other symptoms or heart disease. Doctor will ask you to describe your symptoms and would want to know where the pain or pressure starts and if it spreads to other parts of the body.

Palpation

Many factors including stress and anxiety can trigger a palpation. Not
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It works by measuring the percentage of blood sugar attached to haemoglobin, the higher your blood sugar levels, the more haemoglobin you’ll have with sugar. A Pin prick test would be done to check the blood from the patient.

C – Reactive protein is a maker for inflammation and atherosclerosis has an inflammatory component. Patients with elated levels of CRP have an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, sudden death and vascular disease.

Urine test

Urine tests look for presence of protein in the urine, which is a sign of kidney damage. This test is less reliable that blood glucose measurements. They are not used to diagnose diabetes or evaluate treatment for diabetes. Glucose + Ketones

Radiological Investigations

Early recognition of the radiological manifestations is important, so that the disease may be diagnosed and managed well on time. If your doctor thinks you may be at risk of CHD, they carry out risk assessment for cardiovascular disease. To confirm a suspected diagnosis, you may be referred for more tests such as x-rays, electro cardio-gram and echocardiogram. Chest x-ray for the