Preventive Ultrasound Screening

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Preventive screening help identify conditions that has NO warning signs or symptoms.  There are risk factors associated with each condition that increase your chances of developing that condition. ​

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Take a brief quiz below:

if you check two or more from the list below; Preventive Screening is a good idea.

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-  Do you smoke cigarettes?

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-  Do you have high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia)?

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-  Do you have high blood pressure (hypertension)?

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-  Does your family has a history of heart disease, vascular disease        or stroke including an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)?

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-  Are you more than 25 pounds overweight and don’t work out 3            times per week for 30 minutes per session?

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-  Do you have an irregular heartbeat or murmur? 

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-  Do you feel palpitations or ‘skipped beats’ in your chest?

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-  Do you eat a poor diet?

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-  Are you a diabetic?

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-  Does your Doctor want you to get screened?

 

Did you Know?

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-  Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death among both                      males and females in the United States.  

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-  Everyone is at risk for Aneurysm, Stroke & Carotid Artery Disease,              Peripheral Vascular Disease.

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-  Cardiovascular disease may have no symptoms and can go                        undetected. 

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-  Ultrasound screening can determine if you need further diagnostic          testing and often provide life-saving results.