Appalachian Regional Healthcare Screenings
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Screenings
Annual Wellness Visits help your physician develop a personalized preventive plan based on your lifestyle and familial risk factors.
Cancer Screenings
- Colon: Colon cancer screening is recommended for adults age 50-75, and up to age 85 for some. Colonoscopy is considered the gold standard, however there are several screening methods.
- Lung: Low Dose CT is recommended for smokers and former smokers age 55-77 who have smoked at least 30-pack years (packs per day X years).
- Skin: Screening for suspicious lesions or moles.
- Breast: Mammograms are recommended for most women ages 40-74.
- Cervical: Pap Smears are recommended every 3 years for ages 21-29, every 3-5 years for ages 30-65.
- Prostate: Prostate screening should discussed for men age 55-69.
Depression Screening
Diabetes Management
- A1C
- Microalbumin
- Eye Exam
- Foot Exam
Heart Health
- Blood Pressure
- Aspirin therapy
- Cholesterol
Vaccines
- Flu vaccine: annually all ages
- Pneumonia vaccine: all adults age 65+
- HPV vaccine: men and women up to age 45
- COVID-19 vaccine: