Evidence based check-up: the general medical point of view

Wirth, Christina; Stanga, Zeno; Birrenbach, Tanja; Egermann, Ulrich; Rodondi, Nicolas (2013). Evidence based check-up: the general medical point of view. Praxis - schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin, 102(11), pp. 647-656. Huber 10.1024/1661-8157/a001291

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Check-up is a frequent motivation for patients to see their general practitioner. The challenge lies in the choice of screening tools to accomplish an efficient, individual and age-adapted approach. In this article we review evidence-based screening methods, whose efficacy has been demonstrated by randomized clinical trials, as well as their application in clinical practice. While cardiovascular check-up has a high grade of evidence for nearly all patients, counselling to lifestyle change except for smoking cessation has been proved with lower evidence. In contrast, relatively new is the fact that ultrasound to screen for an abdominal aortic aneurysm is useful among men smokers or past smokers between 65 and 75 years old.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Review Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine > Centre of Competence for General Internal Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of General Internal Medicine (DAIM) > Clinic of General Internal Medicine
UniBE Contributor:	Wirth, Christina Doris, Stanga, Zeno, Rodondi, Nicolas
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	1661-8157
Publisher:	Huber
Language:	German
Submitter:	Patricia Rajaonina
Date Deposited:	01 Apr 2014 11:32
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2023 23:24
Publisher DOI:	10.1024/1661-8157/a001291
PubMed ID:	23692903
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/42408