What does a routine physical examination for men check?

Routine physical examinations can help us understand a person's physical condition, so they have attracted more and more attention. However, there are many different items in routine physical examinations. Which types of physical examinations are necessary for men?

Men's physical examination must be done

1. Physical examination should be done every year

Physical examination can understand a person's basic physical condition, so this new project needs to be carried out every year, especially for patients with high blood pressure and high blood sugar, the frequency of examination should be higher, including:

Basic examination: weight, blood pressure, ear, nose and throat and other physical examinations.

Blood pressure test: Routine blood test, blood sugar and blood sugar level, in addition, liver function test is also required.

Urine test: Urine test includes routine urine test, blood uric acid and kidney function, etc.

Auxiliary examinations: Auxiliary examinations include electrocardiogram and abdominal ultrasound.

2. The following inspections are conducted based on age

1. Regular prostate examination for men over 40 years old

Digital rectal examination: This examination is simple and can immediately determine whether there are any changes in the prostate gland and can detect specific antigens of the prostate gland.

2. Check for rectal cancer in people over 50 years old

In recent years, the incidence of rectal cancer in Taiwan has increased significantly, and has even been included in the top five common cancers. In addition, the incidence rate of men is significantly higher than that of women. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct regular rectal cancer screening for people over the age of 50, which actually includes:

A stool occult blood test should be done once a year, a sigmoid colonoscopy should be done every three years, and a colonoscopy should be done every ten years. If there is a patient with colon cancer or cysts in a person's family, then this examination should be added after the age of 40. Patients with ulcerative colitis need to be examined more frequently.

3. Lung cancer screening for people aged 55 and above

Lung cancer is a highly prevalent disease in my country, and it also has a high mortality rate, especially in men, where the incidence is twice that of female patients. The key targets of lung cancer include smokers who have smoked for more than 30 years and smoke a pack of cigarettes a day; and smokers who have smoked for more than 15 years and smoke several packs of cigarettes a year. For these patients, more frequent lung cancer screening is needed, and low-dose CT can be selected to have more accurate detection results for early lung cancer.

4. Check for abdominal aortic aneurysm in people over 65 years old

Most people may not know about abdominal aortic aneurysm. It is a kind of appearance change caused by the enlargement of the pulmonary artery. Most patients do not have any symptoms in the early stage, but with the expansion of the tumor, the patient will have abdominal distension, frequent urination, urgency and constipation. Once the tumor ruptures, it may cause internal bleeding. Smoking is a common factor causing tumor rupture, so ultrasound or CT examination is required for people over 65 years old, especially smokers. In some cases, MRI angiography examination is also required.

Some of the tests described in detail above are not necessary only when you feel unwell. They are necessary when there is nothing abnormal in the body. If the body has other symptoms, you need to communicate with the doctor in a comprehensive manner so that you can understand the exact tests that need to be conducted and the frequency of the tests to ensure that nothing is overlooked.