Medical Exams Home medical tests let you check for and monitor health conditions at home. Self-Testing Kits * Diagnose when conditions are or are not present. These include kits that test for blood cholesterol level and blood in the stool. * Monitor a chronic condition. These include kits that test for blood sugar levels and […]
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Medication Millions of Americans suffer from some form of chronic or severe pain. Many will seek relief with painkilling drugs or analgesics. Painkillers treat the symptom of pain rather than the root cause. Simple analgesics. This type of painkiller, such as aspirin or acetaminophen, provides relief from pain at the site of the injury or
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Medical Care Decisions you make about your health can affect the length and quality of your life. Choose wisely. To do this, you need to gather facts. Use these sources: * You. You know more about you than anyone else. Be in touch with how you feel, physically and emotionally. Keep track of past and
Medical Care Health care fraud is stealing: * It steals money from health insurance companies. * It steals money from taxpayer programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid. * It steals money from you. The stealing is done on purpose when someone submits false information to get paid for health care benefits. Health care fraud is
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Medical Care (Make copies of this form. Fill one out every year.) Check off insurances that you have. © American Institute for Preventive Medicine
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Medical Exams *Note: These are general guidelines. If you are at an increased risk for an illness, tests may need to be done sooner or more often. Adults should also be screened for alcohol misuse, depression, obesity, and tobacco use. People ages 15-65 should be screened for HIV/AIDS. Baby Boomers should be screened for hepatitis
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Medical Exams You take your children for regular health checkups to protect their health. You, too, need preventive health screenings to increase your chances of living a longer and healthier life. For example: * A colonoscopy can find and remove polyps. These overgrowths of tissue on the lining of your colon may turn into cancer.
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Medical Exams Blood Cholesterol Test (Lipid Profile) Why you need this: Blood cholesterol levels play a major role in heart disease. Getting blood cholesterol levels in goal ranges lowers the risk for heart disease. A lipid profile test gives information about total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol, HDL (good) cholesterol, and triglycerides (another form of fat).
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Medical Exams Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Why you need this: The aorta is the main artery in the body. It extends upward from the heart, curves behind the heart, and runs downward through the chest and into the abdomen. The part in the abdomen is called the abdominal aorta. An aneurysm is a balloon-like
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Medical Exams Bone Mineral Density Test (BMD) Why you need this: Osteoporosis occurs four times more often in women than in men. Get tested as often as advised by your doctor. What to do before the test: Dress in clothing that makes it comfortable to lie on a table. What to expect: A common and
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