Key points of physical examination for all ages

In modern society, pressure is everywhere. In addition, many people have not developed healthy habits and their physical conditions are between health and disease. If they are not detected in time, it is easy for minor illnesses to accumulate into serious illnesses. Here we have to emphasize the importance of physical examination, and the focus of physical examination is different for each age group.

20-30 years old: infectious diseases, mental illnesses. People of this age often have irregular lives and frequent sexual activities, and the chances of contracting various infectious diseases increase accordingly. Moreover, when entering the workplace, the pressure is high, and unable to cope with various problems skillfully, causing many young people to suffer from mental illness and insomnia. Therefore, young people between 20 and 30 years of age should pay special attention to screening for infectious diseases and psychological diseases during physical examination. Common examinations include hepatitis B, Helicobacter pylori, and mental illness self-measurement tables. Some malignant tumors are also more common in young people, such as leukemia, osteosarcoma, etc. In addition to routine physical examination items, such as blood routine, blood lipids, blood sugar, liver function, kidney function, abdominal color Doppler ultrasound, chest X-ray, etc., physical changes should also be combined See a doctor promptly.

30-40 years old: chronic disease. At the age of 30 or 40, careers are on the rise. In addition to the heavy family financial burden, poor diet control, and a lot of entertainment, chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes are particularly likely to target middle-aged people. It is recommended that this part of the physical examination should focus on screening for the "three highs" and cancer. Women should pay special attention to cervical cancer and breast cancer. They can receive HPV, TCT, vaginal color Doppler ultrasound, and other examinations, and can also choose targeted tumor marker examinations. The occurrence of chronic diseases is inherited in the family. If there are patients with "three highs" in the family, it is necessary to strictly manage their health daily, and seek medical treatment as soon as possible when symptoms are discovered.

40-50 years old: tumor. After 40 years of age, the physique begins to decline, hormone secretion in the body changes, the mood is particularly prone to fluctuations, and chronic diseases will also come to your door. During this period, nodules, tumors, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases will first appear, and the incidence of family genetic diseases will increase. It is recommended that people with family history and relatives within three generations who have developed tumors require an early physical examination. Taking the family history of gastric cancer as an example, subtracting 15 years from the family’s age at the time of cancer is the age at which gastroscopy is needed. In addition, lung cancer is the tumor with the highest incidence in my country, and high-risk groups should pay attention to low-dose spiral CT screening and tumor marker detection. It is worth noting that some women have entered the perimenopausal period at this stage, and early screening for breast cancer can be carried out through breast color ultrasound, mammography, tumor markers, and other examinations.

Over 50 years old: Osteoporosis. For middle-aged people, the physical examination should pay attention to three key points: in terms of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular screening, people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should regularly undergo cerebrovascular, electrocardiogram, cardiac color Doppler ultrasound, head magnetic resonance and other examinations to prevent acute Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events are of great significance. In terms of tumor screening, the focus is on screening for lung cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancer. Once early cancer is detected, the principle of early diagnosis and treatment is adopted to improve the treatment effect. Due to the fear of gastrointestinal endoscopy, people at this stage are most likely to ignore gastrointestinal tumor screening. Regular gastrointestinal endoscopy, combined with tumor marker detection, can detect precancerous lesions and early cancerous changes in time, greatly improving the cure rate of gastrointestinal tumors. At the same time, bone loss accelerates after the age of 50, and attention should be paid to bone density testing, calcium supplementation in time, and active exercise to prevent various complications caused by osteoporosis.