Here are the most common physical examination suggestions for men. Pay attention to these are only guiding and reference materials, and must not replace your doctor's suggestion.
Eye examination
If your vision does not need to be corrected, and your age is under 50 years old, and you can only do eye examination every 3-5 years.If you wear corrected glasses, you are over 50 years old, you must check your eyes every 2 years.Men with diabetes, hypertension, or family eye diseases must be checked at least once a year.When checking your eyes, your doctor will check glaucoma (increased intraocular pressure leads to decreased vision), spots worsening (retinal degeneration), and cataract (blurred crystal).
Dental
At least once a year, dentists should check the health of dental age, gums, tongue, and mouth, and whether there are oral cancer.The number of cigarettes and tobacco men should be checked.
Measurement of blood pressure
If you do not have a heart disease, you should check blood pressure every 2 to 5 years before the age of 50, and the age of 50 should be checked every year.If you have a family hypertension history, heart disease, sudden heart disease, or you have diabetes or overweight, you should also check it once a year.
Cholesterol
Blood examination can check cholesterol levels, including LDL ("bad" cholesterol) and HDL ("good" cholesterol), which can help you evaluate the chance of the affected.
You should have a test every year since the age of 20.If your cholesterol level is higher than normal (the reading is considered to be normal between 80/50 and 130/85) or your family has a history of coronary heart disease, you should consult your doctor if you need more frequent examinations.
Colon
The inspection starts mainly from the age of 50. If the result is normal, it usually goes on every 3 to 5 years.If you have the history of family polyps, colon cancer, and ulcerative colitis, you should check more times.
Prostate examination
Ordinary digital rectal examination (DRE) is to directly check the abnormal growth or tumor of your prostate.Prostate special antigen test (PSA) measures a series of proteins hidden in the blood.If the test results are higher than normal, it may indicate that there is cancer in the body.Although there is no official recognition, you should check every year from the age of 40.
Testicular examination
Doctors recommend self -examination of self -examination of abnormal changes or growth of testicles every month, but this cannot replace doctors' professional tests.The more early diagnosis of testicular cancer, the easier it is to cure.Men between 15 and 35 should be tested at least every 2 to 3 years.Doctors sometimes do not perform this examination automatically. If there is no or other items listed in this article during the medical examination, you should propose the inspection requirements by yourself.
(Editor in charge: Wang Shaohua)
