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How often should adults get a physical examination? It’s a common question and one that many people cringe to think about. Most believe it’s important to get an annual physical. The problem is that part of them actually do. Some of this is a result of people being unsure as to how often they should get a physical examination. 

If you tend to see your doctor only when you’re sick, you may be shortchanging your health. Annual wellness visits can help spot potential problems before they get serious. Plus, it’s important to keep track of key measurements over time.

大家都认为定期体检很重要，但很少人能做到，原因在于他们不确定多久体检一次是合适的。定期体检能帮您发现身体潜在的问题，这十分重要。

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What should people of different age groups check additionally? Check it out here.

不同年龄段的人群应着重检查什么呢？

You begin to concern about body mass index(BMI), defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height. It is universally expressed in units of kg/m2.

It indicates that you are overweight if the result is over 24, and obese if the result is greater than 28. People who are obese, stressed or busy at social engagements should check their blood pressure, blood sugar and blood fat routinely.

BMI是很重要的指标，用体重公斤数除以身高米数平方即可，大于24表示超重，大于28表示肥胖。肥胖、压力大或忙于社交活动的人应该定期检查血压、血糖和血脂。

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Women should have gynecological checkup every year, including cervical cancer screening that entails pap smear and HPV tests. Pap smear should be done every three years at least. As for the HPV test, if the initial test result shows negative, women who have had sexual intercourse are recommended to do it three to five years later.

女性每年都应该做妇科检查，包括宫颈检查（宫颈涂片和HPV检测）。至少每三年做一次巴氏涂片。HPV检测如果首次检测结果显示为阴性，则建议女性在三至五年后再检测。

You will have a successful career at this stage. But you may experience health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood fat, fatty liver because of overeating and a lack of exercise. 

Paying more attention to your blood pressure and blood sugar.

这个阶段可能会因为饮食过量和缺乏锻炼而出现糖尿病、高血压、高血脂、脂肪肝等健康问题。需要多注意血压和血糖。

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Men are advised to do prostate exam every one or two years after the age of 35. Meanwhile women need to pay additional attention to their breasts.

If there is a history of cancers in your family, you need to be on guard against nodules and tumors and do health screening early. 

Take gastroenteric tumor for example, if you are in high-risk group or there is a family medical history, you should have reexamination three to five years after the first exam which shows no anabrosis and tumour in your stomach and no polyps in the large intestine. However, if there are anabrosis or polyps, you should check annually.

建议男性在35岁后每隔一到两年做一次前列腺检查。同时，女性需要对她们的乳房给予更多的关注。如果你的家庭有癌症病史，你需要警惕结节和肿瘤，并及早进行健康检查。以肠胃肿瘤为例，如果你是高危人群或者有家族病史，你应该在首次检查后三到五年再检查。

Bone mineral density(BMD) and heart and cerebral vessels should be the first priority at this stage, especially for the post-menopausal women who tend to have high risk of osteoporosis. Thus, BMD should be a routine physical examination.

在这个年龄段，骨密度(BMD)、心脏和脑血管应该是第一要务，尤其是对于那些容易患骨质疏松症的绝经后妇女来说。因此骨密度应该作为常规的体检项目。

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People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease should do ECG, carotid artery ultrasound, coronary arteriography, etc.. Those who do not have such diseases are recommended to do carotid artery ultrasound after 45 and those who have high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood fat should undergoing carotid artery ultrasound  when they are 40.

Cancer begin to emerge at this period. Women should concern about their breasts and gynecopathy. And men should watch out gastrointestinal issues as they have more social engagements than women, which brings damage to intestines and stomach.

心脑血管疾病患者应做心电图、颈动脉超声波、冠状动脉造影等。未患此类疾病者建议45岁后做颈动脉超声波检查；高血压、高血糖、高血脂者应行颈动脉超声波检查。女性应该关注她们的乳房和妇科疾病。男性应该注意胃肠道问题，因为通常他们比女性有更多的社交活动，会对肠胃造成损害。

Focusing more on brain, heart, intestine and stomach. People with heart and cerebral vessels diseases should consider doing echocardiography.

需多关注大脑、心脏、肠道和胃。患有心脏和脑血管病的人应该考虑做心回波描记术。

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If there is tumor, block or bleeding, you should have spiral CT or MRI every two or three years.

Being alert to atrophic gastritis, intestinal polyp, chronic gastric ulcer because they might develop into cancers. Paying more attention to hepatic and renal function as well.

If you do or have smoked, get an ultrasound to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

如果有肿瘤，阻塞或出血，应该每两三年做一次螺旋CT或MRI。同时警惕萎缩性胃炎，肠息肉，慢性胃溃疡，因为它们可能发展成癌症。也要重视肝肾功能。

People with high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood fat are liable to have cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, so they need to go through coronary artery CT, brain CT, etc..

高血压、高血糖、高血脂者易患心脑血管疾病，需进行冠状动脉CT、脑CT等检查。

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Male should undergoing prostate ultrasound and PSA test especially.

Women, in addition to the examinations for cervix, uterine adnexa, mammary gland and bone mineral density, should check thyroid function and do thyroid ultrasound.

Both men and women should pay attention to their eyes and ears to prevent lesions. 

男性尤其应接受前列腺超声和PSA检测；女性除检查宫颈、乳腺和骨密度外，还应检查甲状腺功能并做甲状腺超声检查。同时也要关注眼睛和耳朵，防止病变。

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