Health Checks for older people | Senior Citizen Health Check-up

As you get older and Senior Citizen, keeping an eye on your health becomes more important. Health checks for older people help improve quality of life by ensuring doctors can start treating any medical conditions at the earliest possible opportunity.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening – former and current smokers (particularly older men) can consider having an ultrasound to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysms, a blood-filled bulge in a major blood vessel in your abdomen called the aorta.

Blood pressure screening – every year. If you have diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems, or certain other conditions, you may need to be checked more often.

Bowel cancer screening – a simple test for signs of bowel cancer is recommended once every 2 years if you are over 50.

Cholesterol screening and heart disease prevention – every 5 years if levels are normal. If you have high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems or certain other conditions, you may need to be checked more often.

Diabetes screening – every 3 years. If you are overweight and have other risk factors for diabetes, ask your doctor if you should be screened more often.

Lung cancer screening – for current smokers and those who have quit within the past 15 years.

Osteoporosis screening – if you have risk factors for osteoporosis, you should check with your doctor about screening. Risk factors can include long-term steroid use, low body weight, smoking, heavy alcohol use or a family history of osteoporosis.

A physical exam – every year or as recommended by your doctor. Your doctor will check and record your weight, height and body mass index (BMI).