Which tests do you need this year?
A short list for adults who feel well, set by age and three questions. Choose yours, share it with the family, and bring the results to him when they come.
Reviewed by Dr. Prabhat Arya, MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine)
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Make your list.
Choose your age, and tick anything that is true for you. The tests for you light up. Nothing you choose leaves this phone.
Every test is listed below, with who needs it.
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Blood pressure, weight and waist
Every age
High blood pressure and a growing waist, which give no signs at first.
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Blood count (CBC)
Every age
Anaemia, and other changes in the blood cells.
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Fasting sugar and HbA1c
From 30, or at any age with diabetes in the family
Diabetes and prediabetes, often years before any symptom.
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Lipid profile (cholesterol)
From 30, or at any age if you smoke or chew tobacco
High cholesterol, which builds up quietly in the arteries.
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Vitamin B12
If you are vegetarian
A low B12, common on vegetarian food, which can cause tiredness and tingling.
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Thyroid (TSH)
From 40
A thyroid working too slowly or too fast.
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Creatinine and urine test
From 40, or at any age with diabetes in the family
How well the kidneys filter, and protein leaking into the urine.
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ECG (heart tracing)
From 50, or from 40 if you smoke or chew tobacco
The heart’s rhythm, and signs of strain.
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This list is for adults who feel well. It does not replace tests a doctor has asked for, and it is not for pregnancy. Vaccines are on their own page: vaccines for adults.
Feeling unwell? Don’t wait.
A yearly check is for finding quiet problems early. If something is wrong now, such as weight loss you cannot explain, breathlessness, chest pain or a fever that will not settle, book a consultation instead of waiting for the next check.
In an emergency, call 112.
Your list, and then the talk.
Bring the results to a video consultation. He goes through each one with you and says what, if anything, needs doing.
Book a video consultationDr. Prabhat Arya · MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine)
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