Getting Tested for Health Problems

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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