ECO 2013 Midterm: Forms of Prevention Review-1
Document Summary
Patient is described as having no/some known risk factors. Patient is outwardly and inwardly healthy: description of stage of natural history of disease: Primary prevention is instituted at the predisease stage. Primary prevention is instituted when there is no disease: description of goal of prevention: Primary prevention is aimed at preventing disease to be stablished. It aims to maintain the healthy status of the patient. Patient is described as possibly having the early stage of disease, with no apparent signs or symptoms. Patient feels outwardly healthy, but is inwardly unhealthy: description of stage of natural history of disease: Secondary prevention is instituted at the asymptomatic/latent stage. Secondary prevention is instituted when the disease has no outward signs and symptoms. At this stage, the disease may only be detected through certain forms of screening/diagnostic testing: description of goal of prevention: Secondary prevention is aimed at preventing disease to be symptomatic.
