Tests (Screenings)
These tests (or "screenings") can help you stay as healthy as possible:
- Medical history and physical exam.
- Height and weight measurements, including check for obesity.
- Hearing and vision tests.
- Blood pressure check.
- Blood cholesterol levels (men age 35 and older; women age 45 and older).
- Colon cancer check (test for hidden blood in the stool or sigmoidoscopy for age 50 and older).
- Mammogram (X-ray to screen for breast cancer) every 1 to 2 years for women age 40 and older with or without breast exam by health care provider.
- Pap smear (cervical cancer screening test) every year. After three or more normal screenings, your provider may recommend less frequent testing.
- Chlamydia screening (a test for a sexually transmitted disease) for all sexually active and pregnant women age 25 and younger or at high risk. Women should be retested after treatment for this disease.
- Bone density scan (test for osteoporosis or thinning of the bones) for all women age 65 and older.
- Signs of problem drinking, family violence and depression.