What Is Included in a Well Child Exam?

How well child exams from your pediatrician in Greensboro, NC, can help protect your child’s health

When you have a child, prevention is everything. You want to prevent illness, protect against injuries, and do everything you can to safeguard your child’s health. An important part of prevention is a well child exam. Your pediatrician can tell you more. Dr. Maria Reid at Greensboro Children's Clinic in Greensboro, NC, provides comprehensive medical services for children including well child exams, to help protect your child’s health.

So, what’s included in a well child exam? During your child’s routine well child exam, your pediatrician will:

• Perform a comprehensive physical examination to determine your child’s overall physical health
• Record measurements including height and weight, to be used to track your child’s growth and development
• Check your child’s balance, reflexes, and muscle strength

Your pediatrician may also:

• Check your child’s vision and hearing
• Order lab testing to determine if your child has any underlying illness
• Order imaging studies if your child has an injury

Physical health is just one part of the well child exam. Your child’s mental and behavioral health is just as important. During a well child visit, your pediatrician may do a screening to assess whether your child has:

• ADD
• ADHD
• Delayed learning
• Anxiety or depression
• Autism spectrum disorder

Another important benefit of well child exams is providing your child with required immunizations, so your child can attend daycare or school. For a list of CDC recommended immunizations from birth through age 18, please click here.

Well child exams can help prevent and identify a wide range of illnesses and diseases. You want your child to thrive and enjoy good health. Regular well child exams can help make it happen. To learn more about what is included in a well child exam and how regular pediatric exams can protect your child’s health, call Dr. Maria Reid at Greensboro Children's Clinic in Greensboro, NC. You can reach her in the office by calling (336) 799-2422, so call now.