Physical examination for the elderly includes general examination, surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, blood routine, urine routine, liver function, electrocardiogram and so on. It is recommended that the elderly should have regular medical checkups in order to achieve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
1. General examination: It includes measuring the height, weight and blood pressure of the elderly to scientifically determine whether the weight is standardized and whether the blood pressure is normal.
2. Surgery: Through physical examination, the basic conditions of the skin, superficial lymph nodes, thyroid gland, spine, joints of limbs and breasts of the elderly can be examined, so as to preliminarily exclude common surgical diseases.
3. Internal medicine: through physical examination, check the basic conditions of organs and parts such as nutrition, face, heart, chest, lungs, abdomen, liver, etc., which is conducive to the discovery of signs related to common diseases or preliminary exclusion of common diseases.
4. Ophthalmology: through fundoscopy to check whether there is any abnormality in the retina, optic nerve, optic papilla and central retinal vessels at the bottom of the eye.
5. Routine blood tests: The routine blood tests for white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets and other indicators to reflect the physical condition.
6. Urine routine: screening for urinary system diseases, such as urinary system infections, tumors, stones and understanding of renal function, can also be used to assist in the examination of other system diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, nephritis and so on.
7. Liver function: it can better understand the functional status of the liver and indicate diseases of the hepatobiliary system.
8. Lipids and blood glucose: can reflect the lipid metabolism in the body and help assess the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Evaluate whether the fasting blood glucose control of diabetic subjects meets the standard.
9. Electrocardiogram (ECG): It can provide an important basis for the diagnosis of cardiac diseases, evaluation of therapeutic effect and prognosis assessment.