Getting Tested for Health Problems
See Your Doctor and Get Tested.
You can get tested for health problems.
- Your doctor tests things like:
- Your heart
- Your breathing
- Your blood pressure
Every year your doctor checks:
- Your height
- Your weight
- Your blood pressure
- Your skin
- Your eyes and vision
- Your ears and hearing
- Your mouth
- Your lungs
- Your heart
- Your stomach
- Your genital or personal areas
- Your fingers
- Your legs and feet
- Your nervous system
- How you are feeling
You can get tested at your yearly check-up.
- The doctor may do extra tests:
- If your family has health problems
- If you have been feeling sick
- If you lose or gain weight
- If you are older than 40
If you are a woman, you should be tested for:
- Breast cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Osteoporosis (if you are over 50 years old)
If you are a man, you should be tested for:
- Testicular cancer
- Prostate cancer