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As always, follow the recommendations from your physician when it comes to screenings, tests and other health advice. Need a physician? Find a Provena Medical Group physician near you.
Every day, be:
- Physically active
- Nutritionally smart
Preventive screenings:
- Skin
- Annual mole and overall skin exam
- Practice monthly self-exam of all moles
- Heart
- Cholesterol panel - total, LDL, HDL and triclycerides
- Blood pressure - at least once every two years
- Breast
- Baseline mammogram - then every one to two years
- Reproductive
- Internal exam with Pap test - every one to three years
- Bones
- Bone density test - talk to your healthcare provider
- Eyes, Ears and Teeth
- Vision exam - every two to four years
- Hearing exam - every ten years
- Semiannual dental visits for exam and cleaning
- General
- Calculate your Body Mass Index
- Immunizations:
- Tetanus once every TEN years
- Thyroid test (TSH) -every five years
- Diabetes check - fasting blood glucose - every three years
Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
US Department of Health and Human Services
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