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Disease Age Test and Interval

Colon Cancer Adults age 45-75 (average risk) Colonoscopy every 10 years
FIT/FOBT every year
FIT-DNA every 1-3 year
Lung Cancer Adults age 50-80, ≥ 20 pack Low dost Chest CT, every year
year, current smoker or quit
within last 15 years
Abdominal aortic Men age 65-75, any smoking Abdominal USG, 1 time
aneurysm history
Cervical Cancer Women age 21-65 (or PAP test every 3 years (Age 21-
hysterectomy) 29)
PAP+HPV every 5 years
Or HPV every 5 years
Breast Cancer Women age50-74 Mammogram every 2 years
Osteoporosis Women age ≥ 65 DEXA scan
Endometrial cancer 30-35 year Annual
(special case: Lynch TAH-BSO at age 40are
Syndrome)
HIV Age 15-65 HIV Antibody, 1 time
HCV Adults born in 1945-1965(UW) Anti HCV Antibody, 1 time
Age 18-79 (USPSTF)
Lead Poisoning Residents (Kids) of house built Venous lead levels
before 1978
Visual acuity Children 3-5 years
Autism 18 Months – 2 years
STI (+ contraception Age 24 and below Urine NAAT
education) Age ≥ 25 with increased risk
(women with new or multiple
sex partners)
Dyslipidemia 9-11 years and 17-21 years
Adults ≥ 35 years with risk
factors (smoking, DM, HTN)
Depression Age ≥12 (UW)
General population and Post-
partum females (USPSTF)
Fall risk Age ≥ 65 MSK: Get up and go,
Vision
Hearing
Orthostasis
Bone density (strength)
DM individuals 35–70 years of age
with a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, with at
least one additional risk factor
(e.g., physical inactivity,
hypertension, dyslipidemia, a
first-degree relative with
diabetes) and individuals ≥ 45
years of age who have no risk
factors
Nephropathy, Neuropathy Annually
and Retinopathy, in pts
with DM
DM in pts with HTN Age 40-70 in pts with BMI ≥
35kg/m2
•Metabolic/genetic Newborn screening*
disorders)
•Hyperbilirubinemia
•Hearing screen
•Pre- & post-ductal pulse
oximetry (congenital heart
disease)
•Hypoglycemia (select
populations)
* Preventive: Intramuscular vitamin K, Erythromycin eye ointment, Hepatitis B vaccine

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