Reasons for going for regular medical checks

Why should you embrace regular medical check up?  When you decide to go for one, you are assured of enjoying the following

Benefits of regular checkups which include:

• Reducing the risk of becoming sick
• Detecting potential health conditions that might be life threatening or a disease that might be eating you early
• Increasing the chances of cure and treatment
• Limiting the risk of getting complications through monitoring closely the conditions which are currently existing
• Increasing your lifespan and improving health
• Reducing the healthcare costs in the long run via when costly services for medical are avoided
• Forming a great relationship with the doctor so that the treatment can become more efficient
• Getting updated on the new medical technologies or information that are available

Preventive health screening checklist for the adults

• Annual well visit – done annually
  • Blood pressure
  • Family history
  • BMI – body mass index
  • Physical examination
  • Preventive screening
  • Counseling
• Cancer screen – according to recommendation
  • Skin
  • Colorectal
  • Breast for women
  • Cervical for women
  • Prostate and testicular for men
• Sensory screenings
  • Hearing in case there are symptoms
  • Eyesight
• Immunizations
  • Human papillomavirus – the HPV
  • Shingles
  • Varicella
  • Meningococcal
  • MMR
  • Pneumococcal
  • Influenza
  • Diptheria, Tetanus – Tdap