Pediatric physical examination time

  After a child is born, they need to undergo regular physical examinations. Generally speaking, they need to undergo about ten physical examinations. This requires parents and friends to grasp the timing of their child's physical examination so as not to make mistakes. So, what is the timing of the child's physical examination? Next, we will introduce the corresponding time for the ten physical examinations that children need.

  

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  1. First physical examination

  Examination time: The baby has just been born and is one month old.

  Physical examination items: skin color and other body parts, heart rate, post stimulus response, muscle tone, breathing.

  2. Second physical examination

  Examination time: 28 days after birth and 1 month after birth.

  Physical examination items: Measure height and weight, head, eyes and ears, neck and chest, respiratory rate, presence of breathing difficulties, abdomen and erection, buttocks, presence of spina bifida, genital and anal deformities, male infant's testicles descending to scrotum, multiple or syndactyly of limbs, and equal distribution of thighs.

  3. Third physical examination

  Examination time: 42 days after birth and 2 months after birth.

  Physical examination items: weight and height, head circumference, chest circumference, evaluation of developmental intelligence.

  4. Fourth physical examination

  Examination time: Baby is 4 months old.

  Physical examination items: weight measurement, height measurement, head circumference measurement, hearing and heart examination, visual acuity test, hearing test, examination of motor development, blood test.

  5. Fifth physical examination

  Examination time: Baby is 6 months old.

  Physical examination items: weight measurement, height measurement, head circumference measurement, chest circumference measurement, vision test, hearing test, examination of motor development, oral examination, evaluation of developmental intelligence, blood test, bone examination.

  6. Sixth physical examination

  Examination time: Baby is 9 months old.

  Physical examination items: weighing, measuring height, measuring head circumference, checking vision, examining motor development, oral examination, trace elements.

  7. Seventh physical examination

  Examination time: Baby is 12 months old.

  Physical examination items: weight measurement, height measurement, head circumference measurement, visual acuity test, hearing test, motor development examination, oral examination, blood lead assessment.

  8. Eighth physical examination

  Examination time: Baby is 18 months old.

  Physical examination items: Weighing, measuring height, measuring head circumference, checking neck, ears, eyes, teeth, abdomen, chest, genitals, etc., cardiopulmonary and heart rate examination, stool and hemoglobin.

  9. Ninth physical examination

  Examination time: Baby is 2 years old.

  Physical examination items: check height, weight, head circumference, measure heart and lungs, and trace elements.

  10. Tenth physical examination

  Examination time: Baby is 3 years old.

  Physical examination items: weight measurement, height measurement, head circumference measurement, visual acuity test, oral examination.

  The above is an introduction to the timing of pediatric physical examinations. The above has introduced the specific time and examination items corresponding to the ten physical examinations that children need to undergo from birth to three years old. We believe that after reading the above content, parents and friends have a clearer understanding. We suggest that parents and friends arrange physical examinations for their children according to the above time.

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