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Yearly physical
Don't be fooled by the name - the yearly physical will certainly involve an exam, but the real benefit is in the discussion with your doctor about how to stay healthy. You will go over recommended screening tests, vaccines, and laboratory work, as well as diet and exercise goals.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A female asked:
Does marajuana show up on a yearly physical?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I'm about to go for my yearly physical. Last time it just included bloodwork. I'm just wondering what is considered A full physical.
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A 35-year old female asked:
When getting a yearly physical exam is it better to have a male dr perform the exam & female dr for a female? What exam is needed when your 45 male?
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A 31-year old asked:
Will diabetes be found on a yearly physical exam?
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A 36-year old male asked:
I am 36. I had blood in my semen the past 2 times. I have no other symptoms. I recently started bike riding. Could this be a cause and how long should I go before seeing my Dr.? I had my yearly physical 2 weeks ago and all was fine?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I am 42 and had a hysterectomy leaving both ovaries. I have some on and off medical issues but nothing serious. Do I need to worry about getting yearly physicals and if yes when should I schedule those? Example once a year, once every two years?
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A 40-year old asked:
Are CD4 counts part of a regular yearly (physical) blood work?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What do doctors do for regular 16 year old (girl) yearly physical?
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A female asked:
What does it mean if blood came up in a urine test during a yearly physical?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Do most woman request a male or female doctor to preform their yearly physical?
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A 65-year old female asked:
I just had my yearly physical and my HGB is 15.3 and my MCH is 35.2. Is this something to worry about? All else is normal. Dehydration?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I'm 16. And tomorrow is my yearly physical exam with my doctor. I am afraid that if he sees my cuts he'll send me to a mental institution can he?
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A 20-year old male asked:
In what situation do doctors perform prostate milking on a male patient? In a yearly physical exam, when health issues are diagnosed, or other reasons
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A 22-year old female asked:
Are women supposed to have a yearly physical with a gynecologist and a regular doctor?
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A 29-year old asked:
What can routine blood tests show? As part of a yearly physical, the doctor ordered what he called "routine blood tests." what would these show?
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A 42-year old male asked:
I am 42 years old...Every time I have my yearly physical my bilirubin is slightly elevated. My family doctor ask me if i had crohon's. R they related?
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A 16-year old male asked:
I've had a hard right testicle for years and everytime I have a yearly physical my doctor performs a testicular exam and says I'm fine. is that normal?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Should I still be getting yearly physicals @ the age of 42 when I have had a hysterectomy in 2020, but left my ovaries? I have had multiple medical issues just surgery wise since I was 18, first having my thyroid removed due to over active @ 18?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Had a yearly physical exam at my dermatologists. Had to get something frozen and an injection for alopecia. I get a large bill of a couple hundred bucks because I havent met the deductible. These kinds of things arent usually covered in a physical?
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A 44-year old male asked:
44 yr male, yearly physical normally incl ekg, blood wk, testicular and prostate ck. New dr this yr did ekg, and basic blood work. Is that typical?
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A 63-year old female asked:
I just had my yearly physical and my blood test showed my neutrophils were elevated 76.1 and my lymphocytes were low 16.3. White count was normal ?
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A female asked:
I am healthy and have had all of my yearly physicals. I just wore 3 1/2 inch open toed heels for 8 hours on sat. Why are 3 toes on each foot numb?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Vitamin D tested as part of my yearly physical. Vitamin D3 says 28ng ,D2 says less then 4ng and Vitamin D says 28ng, it states the standard range is 30-100 , but it also has a disclaimer that says Americans are deficient by these standards. Normal?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Recently (11/19) had colonoscopy. GI doc said he noticed an asymmetrical prostate w/out nodule. Had yearly physical & psa was .47. Since It was a GI doc that noted it during colonoscopy, is it something I should be concerned about?
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A 57-year old male asked:
Had colonoscopy 11/19/19. GI doc found asymmetric prostate w/o nodule. Yearly physical in Jan showed .47 psa. Since it was noted by GI doc during procedure, is it something I should be concerned about? Never heard of asymmetric prostate w/o nodule
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A 33-year old male asked:
Should the doctor examine the testicles at a routine yearly physical exam? My doctor has not checked my testicles at my yearly physical for the past 2 years. Should I specifically ask him to check them at my next appointment or is it not important?
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A 45-year old female asked:
WBC 10.7, RBC 4.55, Hgb 10.1, HCT 36%, MCV 78, MCH 22.2, MCHC 28.5, Platelet Count 511. Due to insurance, I have bloodwork done w/ yearly physical & she wont "interpret" but just says I need to see PCP. What could these results mean?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Had a Tissue exam on 10/3/18 was benign had a Pap for yearly physical came back with negative HPV and said normal pap on 1/8/2019 but had endometrial cells found Im confused also had pelvic ultrasound on 12/19/2019 12 mm endometrium I have fibroids ?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Yearly physical week ago fine.Out of town !Bovey ankle dvt like bruise raised small knot.Elevate & aspirin til I see dr?Sciatic like leg pain.worried.
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A 55-year old male asked:
History of palpitations,2 episodes of syncope last 20 yrs.Had my yearly physical 4 hrs after Moderna booster,1/2 dose. ECG showed Bradycardia,53 beats per minute.Next two days resting heart rate was fluctuating as low as 48 bpm.Fine now,from vaccine?
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