A recent Gallup poll showed that while 95% of American adults think that it is important to have a routine annual checkup, only 78% of American adults are living by this statement. For some, not having an annual checkup is a way to save money but for some feeling healthy is a good-enough reason to not schedule a routine checkup visit with a doctor.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advocates that regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. The exams and screenings that one may need may vary depending on age, health, family history and lifestyle.
Here are a quick list of some tests that could or in some cases should be performed at an annual checkup.
Most of these tests are covered by Medicare. If you are not sure, please call your insurance company to learn more about your coverage.
sources:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/20194/whats-prognosis-annual-medical-checkups.aspx
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthcheckup.html
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advocates that regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. The exams and screenings that one may need may vary depending on age, health, family history and lifestyle.
Here are a quick list of some tests that could or in some cases should be performed at an annual checkup.
- Blood pressure
- Heart rate
- Temperature
- Heart exam
- Lung exam
- Testicular exam
- Hernia exam
- Breast exam: For women 40-50 years of age.
- pelvic exam
- Blood count
Most of these tests are covered by Medicare. If you are not sure, please call your insurance company to learn more about your coverage.
sources:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/20194/whats-prognosis-annual-medical-checkups.aspx
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthcheckup.html