{"id":7582,"date":"2014-01-17T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-17T17:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7582"},"modified":"2014-01-17T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-17T17:06:09","slug":"benefits-corner-scheduling-a-physical-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=7582","title":{"rendered":"Benefits corner- Scheduling a physical exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a New Year\u2019s Resolution everyone should make &#8211; Schedule a comprehensive physical exam so that you can discuss your conditions and get recommendations on things you can do to improve your health and quality of life.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Use this at-a-glance list to make sure you don&#8217;t miss any of the maintenance tests and screenings you need. Make the appointments now and you&#8217;ll be free and clear for the rest of the year (and all of these appointments\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nmc.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=92a4f8e5a13ffea1c46de0000&amp;id=10ed3e06f5&amp;e=ef7374f2c5\" target=\"_blank\">can earn you points for your 2014 Wellness @ Work Scorecard!!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>If these items look familiar to you, this means you have read the January Wellness Newsletter.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t already receive the newsletter, <a href=\"http:\/\/nmc.us5.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=92a4f8e5a13ffea1c46de0000&amp;id=965f67408f\">sign up here for the wellness newsletter now!<\/a>\u00a0 (<b>And get more points for your Scorecard\u2026.)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Your yearly physical<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you feel fine, check in with your primary-care doctor at least once a year. &#8220;This is your chance to get the complete picture of your health, as well as to track your progress over time,&#8221; says Judith Volkar, MD, a gynecologist at the Cleveland Clinic&#8217;s Center for Specialized Women&#8217;s Health. The bonus: Your physical should cover all of the following items on your to-do list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Blood pressure check<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get this reading every 2 years to confirm that you&#8217;re in the healthy range (less than 120\/80); get it annually if you&#8217;re 40 or over and have been diagnosed with high blood pressure or have any other risk factors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cholesterol\u00a0screening<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get this blood test at least once every 5 years. For good heart health, your total blood cholesterol level should be less than 200 mg\/dL; your HDL (good) cholesterol, more than 50 to 60; and your LDL (bad), less than 130.\u00a0Triglycerides\u00a0(fat stored in the blood) should be under 150 mg\/dL.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Depression\u00a0screening<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve felt down for 2 weeks or longer at a time, ask your doctor to test you for\u00a0depression. They&#8217;ll talk to you about common symptoms such as sleeping too much or too little, overeating, or having trouble concentrating, and can refer you for counseling if you need it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pelvic exam<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re not due for a Pap test, you need a pelvic every year, because it looks at many other critical health issues, such as other cancers, too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cervical cancer screening (Pap test)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re between 30 and 65, get this screening every 3 years, with an HPV (human papillomavirus) test every 5 years. HPV is a leading cause of cervical cancer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>STD testing<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re over 25, you should be tested for\u00a0chlamydia,\u00a0gonorrhea, and other STDs every time you change sexual partners.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Flu vaccination<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This protective shot is recommended for everyone age 6 months and older. (So if you can read this, you need one.) If you&#8217;ve scheduled your primary-care visit in the early fall, ask your doctor for the shot. It&#8217;s also available for a small fee at drugstores and health clinics.\u00a0 (<b>Stop in at Student Health Services in the Biederman Building to get your shot!)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Shingles\u00a0vaccination<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you had\u00a0chicken pox, you&#8217;re at risk of this painful, itchy condition, which is actually an adult resurgence of the childhood disease. If you&#8217;re 60 or older, ask your doctor about the one time\u00a0herpes zoster\u00a0vaccine, which helps prevent shingles.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>For more information on preventive health care, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.priorityhealth.com\/member\/health-wellness\/preventive-care\/guidelines\">Priority Health\u2019s webpage on Guidelines<\/a> \u2013 remember that most of these services are paid at 100% if you visit an in-network provider, unless you receive the services for diagnostic reasons (to monitor, diagnose or treat health problems).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about this or other benefits, please contact Human Resources at 995-1362 or 995-1025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a New Year\u2019s Resolution everyone should make &#8211; Schedule a comprehensive physical exam so that you can discuss your conditions and get recommendations on things you can do to improve your health and quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[1439,350,60,2151,1296],"class_list":["post-7582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intercom","tag-benefits-corner","tag-health","tag-human-resources","tag-physical-exam","tag-priority-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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