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Teen Check-ups
August 3, 2009 |
“In family medicine, we like to see the entire family, that’s obviously from babies
to teenagers to adults,” says Family Physician, Dr. Mark McAllister with Lee
Memorial Health System.
Checkups are especially important for babies as they grow and seniors as well, but
in those teenage years, “it can be a forgotten time. Everybody is pretty good on
immunizations and follow up and things like that which are very important, but when
kids are healthy, which is good, after school starts, things start to be forgotten,”
adds Dr. McAllister.
It can be a confusing time for teens transitioning into adulthood. A yearly checkup
can help, both physically and emotionally. “It’s a good time to double check unfortunately
with the increasing obesity, there’s higher rates of diabetes that are coming out and high blood pressure and high cholesterol,” explains Dr. McAllister
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He adds this can be a good time to establish a relationship with the doctor, too.
This way, if a problem does arise, the teen will be comfortable scheduling a visit
and discussing their concerns.
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