Recommended Evaluations for Healthy Children 2 to 6 Years
There are a number of evaluations and preventive treatments that should be performed during this period of childhood to assure optimal health.

Test / Screen	Condition	Frequency
History & physical	Various disorders	Every 1-2 yrs.
Dental exam	Dental caries	Every 6-12 mo.
Height & weight	General development	Each doctor visit
Erythrocyte protoporphyrin	Lead poisoning	Every 1-2 yrs.
Blood pressure	Hypertension	Once, after age 4
Hearing test	Hearing deficit	Once after age 4
CBC	Anemia	At physician discretion
Urinalysis	IDDM, kidney disease, UTI	Each doctor visit
Eye exam / vision test	amblyopia, strabismus	Age 3-5
TB skin test	Tuberculosis	At physician discretion

Vaccines	Conditions	Frequency
DTP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	once, from 4-6 yrs.
MMR	mumps, measles, rubella	once, from 4-6 yrs.
IPV	inactivated polio vaccine	once, from 4-6 yrs.
Havrix	hepatitis A	if needed
Varicella	chicken pox	if needed
Influenza	influenza	2 doses if never vaccinated

This information is provided as a general guide only. We urge you to discuss these tests with your pediatrician.