seca mBCA in general practice: Precise results in all cases
As the patient's initial medical contact for all health problems, the general practitioner is increasingly being confronted by weight-related disorders and diseases. The GP treats overweight patients with a predisposition to diabetes and arteriosclerosis and underweight patients with symptoms of deficiencies. Patients also include people of normal weight whose ill-conceived diets have caused muscle mass to decrease and basal metabolism to decline. In all these cases it is important to check fat and muscle mass regularly in order to be able to select the right treatment and to monitor the effect of treatment over time.
The body's fluid content is critical for better assessment and observation of patients with liver, kidney or heart diseases. Repetitive examinations of total body water, extracellular water and water distribution help the doctor to detect and control of edema.
A check of muscle mass offers genuine added value for therapy decisions in many medical specialties such as diabetology, sports training and rehabilitation or physiotherapy. The segmental capture of the individual extremities (arms, legs and torso) makes it much easier for the doctor to initiate targeted treatment measures.
Another helpful indicator in the assessment of the patient's overall health is the phase angle, which identifies the state of the cells. The healthier the cells, the higher the phase angle and vice versa. The phase angle is particularly helpful in detecting clinically relevant malnutrition and in observing cancer and COPD patients and those with chronic heart failure. If measurements reveal a substantial decline (depending on the patient's age), differential diagnostic examinations are indicated.
seca mBCA increases diagnostic certainty
With the help of the medical Body Composition Analyzer seca mBCA, the doctor can obtain all these data effortlessly. The seca mBCA uses Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) to analyze body composition quickly and reliably at a high medical standard. It recognizes the human body's individual compartments such as fat, water and muscle and presents the results according to medically validated reference values (current status: www.seca.com/studies). The GP then has the necessary measurements for a good therapy decision and better patient care.
The design of the seca mBCA is particularly user-friendly with measurements presented in easy-to-understand graphics. With just a look at the display, the doctor has the information required to be able to assess the overall health of the patient faster, more accurately and more effectively, to recognize diseases earlier and to monitor therapy progress more closely.
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