Many GP surgeries run a variety of preventive medicine clinics. Their aim is to assess your general health and your risk of a variety of diseases common in old age, and to give advice on how to prevent them.
The checks may include:
- Weight and body mass index (BMI) assessment
- Blood pressure
- Eye check for signs of diabetes, glaucoma and high blood pressure
- Cholesterol levels and electrocardiogram (ECG) to assess your risk of heart disease
- Urine and blood sugar measurement to test for diabetes, along with liver and kidney function blood tests
- Breast examination and advice on self-examination
- Cervical smear to detect pre-cancerous changes
- Examination or scan for ovarian cysts
- Prostate assessment and advice
- Testicular examination
- Chest x-ray
- DEXA scans to assess your risk of osteoporosis
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