Adolescent Health
Adolescent Well-Child Visit Screenings
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SCREENING | TEST |
---|---|
Alcohol or Drug Use
| Administer alcohol and drug screening tool
|
Anema
| Hematocrit or hemoglobin
|
Cervical Dysplasia
| Papanicolaou test, conventional slide or liquid-based
|
Dyslipidemia
| Lipid screen
|
Hearing
| Audiometry
|
Pregnancy (sexually active)
| Urine hCG
|
STIs (sexually active)
| Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
|
Tuberculosis
| Tuberculin skin test
|
Vision
| Snellen Test
|
Source: Bright Futures
11 – 12 years
13-18 years
11-18 years
These vaccines are recommended for all children/adolescents, unless doctor indicates otherwise. These vaccines should be given if a child/adolescent is catching-up on missing vaccines. These vaccines are recommended for children/adolescents with certain health conditions that put them at high risk for serious diseases. Note that healthy children/adolescents can get the Hep A series.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Teen pregnancies can and do happen. 3 in 10 girls will become pregnant by age 20. Unplanned pregnancies can dramatically change the lives of the families involved, sometimes leading to poverty, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, and more unplanned pregnancies.
If you are a parent, you can help prevent a teen pregnancy in your family by starting with these steps:
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