ROUTINE PHYSICALFEMALES: | MALES: | Annually beginning at age 20 | 20 to 40 years: every 3 to 5 years | | | Annually beginning at age 40 |
BLOOD PRESSUREBegin at age 20 | Minimum every 2 years | Annually if higher than 120/80 |
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)Begin at age 20 | Each health care visit |
BLOOD CHOLESTEROLBegin at age 20 | Minimum every 5 years (if no risk factors) |
| | BLOOD GLUCOSEBegin at age 45 | Minimum every 3 years |
COLORECTAL SCREENINGBegin at age 50 | Fecal occult blood annually | Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years OR colonoscopy every 10 years OR double contrast barium enema every 5 years OR CT colonography every 5 years |
Frequency can increase based upon results PAP TESTFor females | Begin at age 21 | Every 3 years |
| | CLINICAL BREAST EXAMFor females | Begin at age 20 | Every 3 years | Annually 40+ |
MAMMOGRAMFor females | Begin at age 40 | Annually |
PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TEST & DREFor males | Annual digital rectal exam (DRE) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test |
TESTICULAR EXAMFor males | Begin at age 15 | Monthly testicular self-exam | Clinical testicular exam at each routine visit |
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