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Health Checkup: MedlinePlus

 

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National Institutes of Health

Health Checkup

Also called: Annual checkup, Annual physical examination, Routine physical examination 

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Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early, when your chances for treatment and cure are better. Which exams and screenings you need depends on your age, health and family history, and lifestyle choices such as what you eat, how active you are, and whether you smoke.
To make the most of your next check-up, here are some things to do before you go:

• Review your family health history


• Find out if you are due for any general screenings or vaccinations


• Write down a list of issues and questions to take with you

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA  

• Health screening - men - age 18 - 39


• Health screening - men - age 40 - 64


• Health screening - men - over 65


• Physical exam frequency


• Well-child visits

Related Topics

• Baby Health Checkup


• Health Screening


• Healthy Living


• Women's Health Checkup


• Wellness and Lifestyle

Start Here

• Preventive Services for Healthy Living(American Academy of Family Physicians)


• Also available in Spanish


• Regular Check-Ups Are Important(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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  Specific Conditions

  
  
  
  
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  Related Issues

  
  
  
  
  • Check-Up Checklist: Things to Do Before Your Next Check-Up(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  
  • Immunization Schedules for Adults(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  
  • MedlinePlus: Talking With Your Doctor(National Library of Medicine)
  
  
  • Will a Routine Physical Uncover Every Problem?(InteliHealth)
  
  
  
  



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  Health Check Tools

  
  
  
  
  • Question Builder(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
  
  
  • Your Health Priorities Tool(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
  
  
  
  



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  Financial Issues

  
  
  
  
  • What Are My Preventive Care Benefits? (Affordable Care Act)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
  
  
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  Journal Articles

  
  
  
  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
  
  
  
  
  • Article: Randomised controlled trial: effects of aerobic exercise training programme on...
  
  
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  Directories

  
  
  
  
  • HRSA: Find a Health Center(Health Resources and Services Administration)
  
  
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  Organizations

  
  
  
  
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  
  
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
  
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  • KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
  
  
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  Children

  
  
  
  
  • Going to the Doctor(Nemours Foundation)
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  • MedlinePlus: Baby Health Checkup(National Library of Medicine)
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  • Your Child's Checkups(Nemours Foundation)
  
  
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  Teenagers

  
  
  
  
  • Medical Care and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old(Nemours Foundation)
  
  
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  Men

  
  
  
  
  • Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
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  Women

  
  
  
  
  • MedlinePlus: Women's Health Checkup(National Library of Medicine)
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
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  Seniors

  
  
  
  
  • Men: Stay Healthy at 50+(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  • Preventive Visit and Yearly Wellness Exams(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
  
  
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  Patient Handouts

  
  
  
  
  • Health screening - men - age 18 - 39
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  • Health screening - men - age 40 - 64
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  • Health screening - men - over 65
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  • Physical exam frequency
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  • Well-child visits
  
  
  • Also available in Spanish
  
  
  
  

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