Well-visits, school, and sports physicals are for assessing growth, development, immunizations, and guidance for age-appropriate matters relating to health and safety of infants, children, and adolescents.
The school physicals and sports physicals at the freestanding express care and urgent care facilities do not incorporate or refer to family history, past medical history, and immunization information. In addition, these facilities do not track immunizations that are due and new immunizations that are crucial to preventative health and state requirements.
Newborn: After discharge from the hospital, the infant should be seen within two to three days in office to assess for possible jaundice, assess for nutritional needs, evaluate the infant's head to toe, and address parent concerns.
2 Weeks of Age:
To assure that birth weight is regained, feeding is established, evaluate if jaundice is a problem, and further address parental concerns.
1 Month of Age:
To assess the growth, head circumference, and weight gain of the infant. Discuss feeding and stooling habits. Address parental concerns.
2 Months of Age:
To assess the growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. Immunize against whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, polio, pneumococcal infection, haemophilus infections, hepatitis B, and rota viral infection.
4 Months of Age:
To assess growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. Immunize against the same diseases as administered at two months of age. Discuss the introduction of solid foods.
6 Months of Age:
To assess growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. Repetition of the previous immunizations. This is also the age influenza (flu) vaccine is introduced on a yearly basis to prevent the flu.
9 Months of Age: To assess growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. If the child is up-to-date on immunizations at this visit and it is not flu season, none will be administered.
12 Months of Age:
To assess growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. Immunizations include chicken pox, pneumonia, and meningitis. Lead and hemoglobin screens are performed to assess for lead exposure and anemia.
15 Months of Age:
To assess growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. Immunizations administered include MMR and hepatitis A.
18 Months of Age:
To assess growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. Immunizations administered include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and polio.
24 Months of Age:
To assess growth, development, and childhood milestones of the patient. Immunizations administered include hepatitis A. Lead and hemoglobin screens are performed to assess for lead exposure and anemia.
Toddlers and School Aged Children:
Children need to be seen on a regular basis to complete vaccine series such as varicella, polio, MMR, and more. In addition, their growth, development, and childhood milestones are continually evaluated. Age appropriate guidance is also discussed.
Teens and Adolescents:
As your child continues to grow and confront different obstacles in life we will be here for routine exams and guidance. At regular wellness visits the following topics are addressed: sex, drugs, driving, bullying, safety, acne, and more. These issues and more can be managed at our office.
