What are the specific screening recommendations for all adults?

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Dr. Keith Steward answered:
- Blood pressure check with every periodic health examination.
- Obesity screening with every periodic health examination. Obesity is determined by a person's body mass index (BMI). BMI equals a person's weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (BMI=kg/m2). People with a BMI over 30 are considered obese.
- Fasting blood sugar test every 3 years beginning at age 45. Testing should be done earlier or more frequently if the person is obese, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Asian American. People also should be tested earlier or more often if they have hypertension, abnormal cholesterol levels, a history of gestational diabetes, a family history of diabetes in a first-degree relative, or polycystic ovarian syndrome.
- Fasting lipid profile once every 5 years after age 20.
- After age 50, an annual fecal occult blood test and/or sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, or double contrast barium enema every 5 years or colonoscopy every 10 years.
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Multiple Sclerosis Foundation answered:
The following are recommended health screening tests for adults:
- Complete eye exam: At least once between 20 and 29, twice between 30 and 39, every two to four years between 40 and 64, every one to two years after age 65.
- Mole exam: Monthly mole self-exam, by a doctor every three years starting at age 20, every year after age 40.
- Colonoscopy: Every five years after age 50 when there is no family history, sooner if there is a history.
- Rectal exam: After age 50, every five to 10 years with each screening.
- Fecal occult blood test: Yearly after age 50.
- Tuberculosis skin test: After age 18, then as directed by physician.
- Thyroid test (TSH): Start at age 35, then every five years.
- Electrocardiogram: After age 18, then as directed by physician.
- Cholesterol test: Start at age 20, then as directed by physician.
- Hearing test: Starting at 18, every 10 years, after age 50 every three years.
- Dental exam: One to two times every year.
- Blood pressure test: Age 21 and over, at least every two years.
- Blood glucose test: Start at age 45, then every three years.
- Mammogram (for women): Every one to two years after age 40, annually after 50.
- Pap Test and Pelvic exam (for women): Beginning at age 21, a Pap test every three years. After age 30, another option is to have a Pap test with an HPV test every five years. Women over 65 who have had regular tests with normal results do not need further tests.
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) and Digital Rectal Exam Test (for men): After age 50, annually if recommended by physician.
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