A physician tests a 50-year-old hypertensive patient for diabetes during a routine clinic visit for blood pressure monitoring. This practice is best described as:
- A Mass screening
- B Selective screening
- C Case finding ✓
- D Multiplex screening
Correct answer: C. Case finding
Explanation
Case finding, or opportunistic screening, involves screening individuals who present to healthcare facilities for other reasons, based on their risk factors or clinical indications. Mass screening targets the entire population regardless of risk, selective screening targets specific high-risk groups, and multiplex screening uses multiple tests simultaneously on a population. The key is the context of the clinical encounter.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 26th ed.
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