Early detection and referral of Undiagnosed Cases, topic from the community pharmacy and management, chapter 7 health screening services in community pharmacy.

1. Topic: Early detection & Referrel
of Undiagnosed Cases
Presented by: Avanindra Pratap Singh
D.Pharma 2nd year

2. CONTENT:
•What is early detection?
• Need of early detection?
•Benefits of early detection?
•What is Refferal of Undiagnosed Cases?
•What is Refferal system?
•Why symptomatic treatment is harmful?
•Advantages of screening in Undiagnosed Cases?

3. WHAT IS EARLY DETECTION
1. Detection of disease
before it causes
symptoms.
2. It always beneficial
for the person who
affected by disease.

4. NEED OF EARLY DETECTION
•There are many incurable
diseases and last stage
of these diseases is loss
of life
•so its important to detect
the diseases and
eradicate them in early

5. BENEFITS OF EARLY DETECTION
1. Some people would like to know whether they
have greater risk of getting hereditary disease
so they can make certain decisions early.
2. It allows families to learn about the resources
for fight against the disease.
3. It can lead to better outcomes.
4. It prevent loss of life.
5. It prevents incurable chronic disease.
6. Treatment is more effective in early stages of
disease.

6. EXAMPLES
•NATtest ( nucleic acid test) – HIV.
•Pap smear test – cervical cancer.
•Tuberculin test- TB.
•Interferon gamma release assays- TB.
•FITtest (fecal immuno chemical test)- Bowel
cancer.
•FOBTtest (fecal occult blood test) – Bowel cancer.

7. WHAT IS REFERRAL OF
UNDIAGNOSED CASES
•When screening test is not present at the time,
physician has to be diagnosed with analysing
the symptoms shown by patient only. Such
conditions refer as Undiagnosed Cases &
when these cases refer to another health
provider then this condition become referral of
Undiagnosed Cases.

8. WHAT IS REFERRAL SYSTEM
•Referral system is
practice by healthcare
providers in this system
patient is transferred
from one health
professional to other
for necessary
diagnostic and
therapeutic
intervention.

9. WHY SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT IS
HARMFUL
•In case of Undiagnosed Cases physician
provide symptomatic treatment,
•In such conditions there is chances of
wrong medication because treatment is
given without knowing exact cause
behind symptoms so disease remain
untreated.

10. ADVANTAGES OF SCREENING IN
UNDIAGNOSED CASES
•Help to know root cause of disease.
•After the proper diagnosis proper treatment is
received by patient.
•Saves time of patients and avoid the severity of
disease.
•Because the proper diagnosis & knowledge
about clinical condition of patient adverse
effects are also avoided or reduced.

12. THANK YOU
&
STAY AWAY FROM THE
DISEASES