What To Expect During Your Child’s Annual Physical Exam
- posted: Aug. 28, 2024
Dr. Ramesh Kadewari is here to help your child get through their school physical in Bethlehem & Easton, PA. With her help, this process shouldn’t be complicated for most parents and kids. Thankfully, we’re more than capable of helping out in this situation for your child’s needs. Thankfully, these checkups aren’t complicated and require only about 30 minutes.
Treatment History
We typically ask you and your child about their history, including injuries and treatments. Do they exercise regularly? Eat healthy? Are they maturing correctly? We’ll ensure we understand all these factors before assessing their overall health.
Basic Vital Sign Checks
After the history checkup, we’ll take your child’s vital signs, including blood pressure checks, heart rate, respiration rates, and temperature. This information helps us make informed decisions about their care and ensure safety when returning to school.
Appearance Examination
During your child's physical in Bethlehem and Easton, PA, Dr. Kadewari will check your child’s appearance, such as skin tone. She’ll also perform heart, lung, head, neck, abdominal, neurological, dermatological, and extremities exams to ensure their health.
Gender-Specific Checkups
Depending on your child’s gender, they’ll go through different checks. These include hernia exams and various tests to gauge their development. The goal is to ensure that they’re maturing safely and correctly and aren’t experiencing anything unexpected during their care.
Other Expectations
Many checkups include immunizations, growth checks, blood pressure exams, vision and hearing tests, emotional checkups, and various questions and answers. Lab tests are usually limited to complete blood count, but only when there’s a real reason to do one.
Prevention Screening Checks
Though rare, some children might be at a higher risk of various dangerous conditions. For example, many cancers could impact young children. During our tests, we'll make sure your child is checked for all of these problems, as well as more persistent ones like:
- Scoliosis or a curving of the spine that will worsen as they age into adulthood
- Unhealthy habits, such as smoking or drinking (usually for teenagers)
- Vision problems (very common and easy to treat at a young age, thankfully)
We're Here to Help You and Your Child!
Dr. Kadewari can help your child get through their physical in Bethlehem & Easton, PA. Call our Easton location at (610) 252-3042 and our Bethlehem office at (610) 861-8830 to learn more about our care options. We’ll give you the support that you deserve. With the help of our team, you can get through this process and help your child better understand it as well.
- posted: Aug. 28, 2024
Dr. Ramesh Kadewari is here to help your child get through their school physical in Bethlehem & Easton, PA. With her help, this process shouldn’t be complicated for most parents and kids. Thankfully, we’re more than capable of helping out in this situation for your child’s needs. Thankfully, these checkups aren’t complicated and require only about 30 minutes.
Treatment History
We typically ask you and your child about their history, including injuries and treatments. Do they exercise regularly? Eat healthy? Are they maturing correctly? We’ll ensure we understand all these factors before assessing their overall health.
Basic Vital Sign Checks
After the history checkup, we’ll take your child’s vital signs, including blood pressure checks, heart rate, respiration rates, and temperature. This information helps us make informed decisions about their care and ensure safety when returning to school.
Appearance Examination
During your child's physical in Bethlehem and Easton, PA, Dr. Kadewari will check your child’s appearance, such as skin tone. She’ll also perform heart, lung, head, neck, abdominal, neurological, dermatological, and extremities exams to ensure their health.
Gender-Specific Checkups
Depending on your child’s gender, they’ll go through different checks. These include hernia exams and various tests to gauge their development. The goal is to ensure that they’re maturing safely and correctly and aren’t experiencing anything unexpected during their care.
Other Expectations
Many checkups include immunizations, growth checks, blood pressure exams, vision and hearing tests, emotional checkups, and various questions and answers. Lab tests are usually limited to complete blood count, but only when there’s a real reason to do one.
Prevention Screening Checks
Though rare, some children might be at a higher risk of various dangerous conditions. For example, many cancers could impact young children. During our tests, we'll make sure your child is checked for all of these problems, as well as more persistent ones like:
- Scoliosis or a curving of the spine that will worsen as they age into adulthood
- Unhealthy habits, such as smoking or drinking (usually for teenagers)
- Vision problems (very common and easy to treat at a young age, thankfully)
We're Here to Help You and Your Child!
Dr. Kadewari can help your child get through their physical in Bethlehem & Easton, PA. Call our Easton location at (610) 252-3042 and our Bethlehem office at (610) 861-8830 to learn more about our care options. We’ll give you the support that you deserve. With the help of our team, you can get through this process and help your child better understand it as well.
Our Location
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4315 Easton Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18020