Physical Examinations
A routine physical examination ensures that you stay in good health. A physical can also be a preventive step. It allows you to catch up on vaccinations or detect a serious condition, like cancer or diabetes, before it causes problems. During a routine physical, your doctor can also check vitals, including weight, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Updated Health History
This may include questions about your job and relationships, medications, allergies, supplements, or any recent surgeries.
Vital Signs
This includes blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate.
Visual Exam
Your doctor will review your appearance for signs of any potential conditions, checking the parts of your body that could visually indicate any existing health issues.
These includes:
Head
Eyes
Chest
Abdomen
Arms, Legs, Hands, Feet
Speech and Walking
Physical Exams
As the physical exam continues, the doctor will use tools to look in your eyes, ears, nose, and throat, and listen to your heart and lungs.
The physical exam includes:
Touching, or “palpating,” parts of your body (like your abdomen) to feel for abnormalities
Checking skin, hair, and nails
Possibly examining your genitalia and rectum
Testing your motor functions and reflexes
Lab Tests
To complete the physical, your doctor may draw blood for several laboratory tests. These can include a complete blood count and a complete metabolic, or chemistry panel.
The panel tests your blood plasma and can indicate any issues that exist in your kidneys, liver, blood chemistry, and immune system. This helps detect irregularities in your body that might indicate a larger problem.
Your doctor may request a diabetes screen and a thyroid screen. If you have an increased risk of heart attack, heart disease, or stroke, they may also request a lipid panel (cholesterol test).
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Services
Your health journey begins with a physical exam, which gives us insight into your health profile and is an essential part of your doctor visit. While there are no absolutes in a routine physical, the IPC team provides a thorough and efficient examination, based on your individual circumstances, and will address any new medical concerns you may have. We place a premium on listening to you, answering your questions and doing what is necessary to meet your needs, via traditional or holistic methods.
New patients are always welcome. Unlike emergency rooms and other primary care facilities, Intown Primary Care of Atlanta provides expert, convenient care with virtually no waiting.
Concerned about your budget? Our low rates put affordable health care well within reach for uninsured patients. We also accept most insurance plans and offer our own medical plan for Atlanta residents.
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