Health Column

If unintended weight loss is accompanied by stomach discomfort, gastritis, gastric ulcers, or stomach cancer are confirmed by gastroscopy.

If there is a family member with colorectal cancer, the start time for a colonoscopy may be advanced depending on the age at diagnosis and the number of people.

If mucus is repeatedly observed in stool, it may suggest irritable bowel syndrome, enteritis, or inflammatory bowel disease, and the necessity of a colonoscopy is determined.

Morning fatigue that does not resolve with rest may be checked for causes in the order of sleep quality, anemia, and thyroid function.

If a sensation of incomplete evacuation persists after defecation, one might distinguish between constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and rectal diseases, and assess the necessity of a colonoscopy.

If frequent burping and a foreign body sensation in the throat are repeated, one considers the possibility of gastroesophageal reflux disease or gastritis, and when necessary, confirms it with a gastroscopy.

Finger swelling that recurs every morning is examined, in order, from fluid movement to arthritis, kidney, and thyroid.

Gastroscopy seems to examine the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum together, from gastritis to gastric ulcers, reflux esophagitis, gastric polyps, and gastric cancer.

It may be difficult to determine colon cancer based solely on thin stools, and a colonoscopy is decided based on the duration and accompanying symptoms.

If your weight decreases even though you eat a lot, you narrow down the cause by checking your blood sugar and thyroid function first.

If your pulse is fast even at rest, you might want to check for thyroid issues, anemia, dehydration, or arrhythmia, in that order.

Post-meal sleepiness is a common reaction, but if it recurs, it is advisable to check blood sugar and blood pressure to determine the cause.

If morning facial swelling recurs, we consider the influence of lifestyle habits and kidney/thyroid problems.

Frequent bruising without cause may involve checking drug, platelet, and liver function, and confirming blood coagulation status through tests.

Helicobacter pylori testing is divided into endoscopic tissue biopsy and breath, blood, and stool tests, and is chosen according to purpose.

Regular health check-ups are planned by adding age-specific national cancer screenings and necessary endoscopies/ultrasounds to basic examinations.

It seems that one prepares for influenza vaccinations in October-November before the epidemic, and also takes care of personal hygiene and lifestyle habits.

Hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia are confirmed by regular check-up figures rather than symptoms and are managed along with lifestyle habits.

The five major cancers may have no early symptoms, so examinations continue in accordance with the national cancer screening cycle by age.

Tumor marker levels are an auxiliary indicator for cancer diagnosis, and definitive diagnosis is made through imaging, endoscopy, and biopsy.

It seems good to schedule year-end health checkups in advance, considering preparation for endoscopy and confirmation of results.

The key to jaundice is finding at what stage bilirubin has accumulated.

When total protein is low, we look at albumin, liver, and kidney results together, rather than intake.

Sodium levels, rather than just salt intake, may need to be considered in conjunction with fluid balance and kidney/medication effects.

Rather than a single eosinophil count, the degree of increase, duration, and accompanying symptoms are considered together.

Vitamin D deficiency results are judged by looking at levels and lifestyle habits, and bone health together, rather than supplements.

Repeated facial flushing is checked by dividing it into lifestyle factors, rosacea, and thyroid function.

If it's sneezing and a runny nose that recurs every year during the change of seasons, one might check for the presence or absence of allergic rhinitis.

Even just taking care of reservations, mobile questionnaires, and fasting rules may reduce year-end checkup wait times.

A good examination center seems to connect to result consultations and follow-up management after the examination.

Bitter taste in the mouth is considered by dividing it into reflux, dry mouth, and medication, and the time it worsens is taken as a clue.

Ankle swelling that recurs daily seems to have its cause determined by the swollen area and time, and accompanying symptoms.

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are directly checked for the location and extent of inflammation with an endoscope.

Eyelid and muscle tremors are considered in the order of sleep, caffeine, electrolytes, and thyroid.

Repeated cold sweats and hand tremors are checked sequentially, from hypoglycemia to thyroid issues and anemia.

If your fingernails seem thinner than before, and if they peel in layers at the tips or break off easily even when they've grown only a little, one might first think that it's likely due to a lack of calcium or vitamins.

There are people whose hands and feet are uniquely cool even though it's not cold outside, or whose fingertips and toes tingle so they keep rubbing them.

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There are days when, while climbing two or three flights of stairs, one's heart pounds and one becomes breathless, so that one has to hold onto the railing and stand there.

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If your urine smells stronger than usual, you may be concerned about whether something is wrong with your body.

There are cases where bilirubin is recorded as higher than the standard in the liver function item of the health check-up result sheet.

There are people who, after eating a meal, feel that their pants are tight due to a full stomach or feel like they are full of gas.

Many people come in after seeing the item called "uric acid" marked in red on their health check-up results.

If a leukocyte count is indicated as higher than the standard in the results of a screening blood test, it can be concerning.

When hot days continue, it's easy to feel like you have no energy even though you haven't done anything.

There are times when you might feel that the number of times you go to the bathroom has noticeably increased.

If the color of your stool, which you usually don't pay much attention to, suddenly appears black or red one day, you might be startled.

There are days when I thought I slept well, but my body feels heavy from the morning, and I lose energy before it's even lunchtime.

It's not that my stomach hurts severely, but there are times when I feel nauseous all day and lose my appetite just by looking at food.

There are times when your heart suddenly beats fast or feels like it drops when you are still.

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When your stomach hurts, where it hurts may say more than the fact that it hurts.

A blood test for a checkup shows not only red blood cells and white blood cells, but also platelets.

It's a staircase I used to climb without a care, but these days, even climbing one floor makes me catch my breath.

There are days when one's mouth feels dry even without climbing stairs, and thirst doesn't easily subside even after drinking water.

There are cases where, even without significant changes in diet and activity levels, body weight noticeably decreases over several months.