In medical terms, screening refers to the procedure carried out toe detect a disease in individuals who show no signs or symptoms of that disease. The main purpose for carrying out screening tests is to detect an undesirable disease in a community early, so that this might lead to proper handling and restriction of the spreading of the disease and could thereby reduce the rate of mortality in the particular community.

The medical equipment that is used for carrying out such screening tests is very different from the standard equipments that medical facilities use in diagnostic tests. Screening equipments are used to detect whether there is a possibility of the particular disease or medical condition on the other hand, diagnostic medical equipment is used to make measurements of the visible symptoms of the patient to determine the exact remedial procedure to be followed in the patient’s treatment. Continue reading →