This chart lists screenings, tests, or exams you might need more often or earlier because of having high-risk factors or things in your life that increase your chances of developing a condition or disease.
if it applies |
Do you have or have you had? |
Then ask your doctor or nurse if you need the following screenings, tests, exams, or vaccines more often or at a younger age: |
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Chronic lung disease |
Influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine118-121 |
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Chronic liver disease |
Hepatitis A, B vaccines122,123 |
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Thyroid disease |
Thyroid test, influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, bone mineral density test (if hyperthyroid)124-126 |
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Gum (periodontal) disease |
Oral exam127 |
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Colon polyps; Inflammatory bowel disease |
Colonoscopy128,129 |
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Colon cancer |
Endometrial cancer screening, colon cancer screening tests130,131 |
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A developmental delay |
Vision exam, hearing test132 |
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Eye injury or disease |
Vision exam133-136 |
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Ear injury or prolonged exposure to loud noise |
Hearing test137,138 |
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HIV/AIDS |
Oral exam; vision exam; Pap test; pelvic exam; TB test; thyroid test; STD tests; influenza vaccine; pneumococcal vaccine; hepatitis screening; hepatitis A, B vaccines139-142 |
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A blood transfusion or solid organ transplant before 1992 |
Hepatitis C test143 |
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Received clotting factor concentrates made before 1987 |
Hepatitis C test144 |
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A blood transfusion before 1985 |
HIV test145 |
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Multiple sex partners (or a partner who has or had multiple sex partners) |
STD tests, HIV test, hepatitis B vaccine, Pap test, pelvic exam, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine146-150 |
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Alcoholism |
Pneumococcal vaccine, TB test, psychological screening, liver tests151-155 |
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Injection drug use (IDU) or addiction |
Hepatitis A, B vaccines; hepatitis C test; TB test; STD tests; HIV test; psychological screening156-159 |
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A sexually transmitted disease (STD) |
STD tests, HIV test, Pap test, pelvic exam, hepatitis B vaccine, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine160-164 |
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Lived or worked with someone exposed to tuberculosis (TB) |
TB test165 |
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A serious injury (cut or laceration) |
Tetanus-diphtheria booster vaccine166 |
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A baby recently (within the last few weeks or months) |
Postpartum depression screening167 |