{"id":5108,"date":"2019-06-05T12:41:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T12:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsprimarycare\/?page_id=5108"},"modified":"2019-06-05T13:08:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T13:08:58","slug":"annual-physicals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/docsmedicalgroup.com\/docsprimarycare\/annual-physicals\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Care – Annual Physical"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
To help keep your medical history updated year after year, our primary care physicians will recommend that you have an annual physical.\u00a0<\/p>
An annual exam is an essential to reassuring your current health conditions and addressing any concerns you may have.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
An annual\/preventative checkup can help support your healthy lifestyle as well as potentially catch any health issues before they become a serious issue.<\/p>
Some of the common benefits include:<\/p>
Vitals (Will be checked including:)<\/p>
Heart Exam<\/strong><\/p> Listening to your heart with a stethascope, your provider is looking to detect a healthy heartbeat. Irregular heartbeat, a heart murmur, while other clues may suggest heart disease.<\/p> Lung Exam<\/strong><\/p> Using a stethoscope, your provider will listen for crackles, wheezes, or decreasing breath sounds. These and others sounds are clues to the possible presense of heart or lung disease.<\/p> Head & Neck Exam<\/strong><\/p> Your provider will be examing your throat and tonsils at this stage. The quality of your teeth and gums also prvides information about your overal health. In addition, ears, nose, sinuses, eyes, lymph nodes, thyroid, and carotid arteries will also be examined.<\/p> Abdominal Exam<\/strong><\/p> Your provider will use a range of examination techniques to determine liver size and presence of abdominal fluid, listening for bowel sounds with a stethoscope, and palpating for tenderness.<\/p> Neurological Exam<\/strong><\/p> Nerves, muscle strength, reflexes, balance, and mental state will be assessed.<\/p> Dermatological Exam<\/strong><\/p> Skin and nail findings could indicate a dermatological problem or disease.<\/p> Extremities Exam<\/strong><\/p> Your provider will look for physical and sensory changes. Pulses will be checked in your arms and legs. Furthermore, examining joints can assess for abnormalities.<\/p> *Especially Noteworthy: If abnormalities are present in your physical, your provider may order further testing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAvailable Vaccinations<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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