Healthy living habits start from a young age, which is why Dr Thusi highly recommends that parents bring in their children for routine general health checks even if they are not sick.
The well-child visit is an opportunity for Dr Thusi to examine the child and guide you as the parent. She can compare the child's development to previous visits and form a baseline for your child's growth and development.
The visit is also a chance to talk to parents about safety issues, nutrition and advances in medicine that may benefit the child.
Additional benefits include:
Children younger than 2 years must be seen routinely by Dr Linda Thusi at the following milestones:
Depending on their overall health, older children should come in every few months or yearly.
Dr Thusi will examine your child from head to toe, measure their growth, and emphasise patient and parental education during a general health check.
In addition to receiving recommendations on vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases, your child will have their height and weight compared to growth charts. To make sure that your child is developing correctly, the neurodevelopment of your infant or child is also assessed. If your child is not meeting developmental milestones, this may be a sign of a condition that needs to be addressed and treated, such as an underlying sickness or abnormality.
Conditions including cradle cap, thrush, acne, eczema, and diaper rash will be looked for on your child's skin. Following that, Dr Thusi will examine the child's feeding, urination, vomiting, sleeping patterns, crying patterns, and behaviour. Dr Thusi can tell from your responses if your child is experiencing problems like colic, teething, allergies, or anxiety.
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