Men After 60

Suggested Analysis - Medical Tests
Speak with your family doctor about suggested below medical tests.
Medical Tests for Your 60s and Up Preventive Services

Blood test including prostate and Glucose tolerance test
antigen (PSA) tests
Suggested medication:
Aspirin and your heart: Many questions, some answers
see details: http://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/aspirin-and-your-heart-many-questions-some-answers
1. How does aspirin protect the heart?
2. How much aspirin do I need for my heart?
What about stroke in men?
Does low-dose aspirin have other benefits?
Should I take my low-dose aspirin in the morning or at night?
Should I take aspirin for prevention?

Prostate Health & Disease
www.health.harvard.edu/topics/prostate-health-and-disease
Talk to your doctor to see what's best for you. The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary:
Fecal occult blood testing (each year)
Sigmoidoscopy (every 5 years) paired with fecal occult blood testing (every 3 years)
Colonoscopy (every 10 years)
Colorectal cancer screening.
Prostate cancer screening.
Annual physical exam by your primary care physician, including blood pressure, and height/weight checks
Screening for testicular cancer, including monthly self exams
Screening for prostate cancer
Screening for lipid disorders
Annual electrocardiogram
Discuss with your physician screening for coronary heart disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and carotid artery ultrasound screening
Vision and hearing examinations
Screening for osteoporosis
Depending on risk factors, your doctor may recommend screening for skin cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer sexually transmitted diseases, and alcohol abuse
Continue colorectal screening based upon previous studies and results
Screening for depression
Screening for dementia and Alzheimer's disease
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1. Cholesterol screening/lipoprotein profile
2. Blood pressure check
3. Diabetes screening
>4. Bone density test
5. Vitamin D test
6. Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy
7. Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
8. Skin cancer screening
9. Eye exam and vision screening
10. Hearing test (audiogram)
11. Thyroid test
12. Screening for metabolic syndrome
13. Testicular cancer screening
14. Prostate cancer screening
15. Bladder cancer screening

after 70:
annual physical exam by your primary care physician, including blood pressure, and height/weight checks
Screening for testicular cancer, including monthly self exams
Screening for prostate cancer
Screening for lipid disorders
Annual electrocardiogram
Discuss with your physician screening for coronary heart disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and carotid artery ultrasound screening
Vision and hearing examinations
Screening for osteoporosis
Continue colorectal screening based upon previous studies and results. General screening until age 75. Discuss with your physician screening if aged 76-85 years old. Screening is not recommended for those greater than 85 years of age.
Depending on risk factors, your doctor may recommend screening for skin cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, and alcohol abuse
Screening for depression
Screening for dementia and Alzheimer's disease