regular checkups
Periodic health assessments
Regular checkups are routine medical or dental examinations scheduled at intervals—typically annually—to monitor health and catch problems early, before symptoms appear.
The phrase extends beyond healthcare to any periodic inspection: The mechanic recommended regular checkups for older vehicles.
The assumption is that prevention beats cure.
- annualOccurring every year
- annual physicalRoutine health examination
- physicalOf body or matter
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- family doctorPrimary care physician
doctor's visit · appointment · preventive · preventive care · screening · examination · health screening · wellness · bloodwork · vitals · stethoscope · waiting room · waiting area · clipboard · gown · weigh-in · blood pressure · routine
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- wellness habitsexercising, healthy eating, hydrating, sleeping, drinking water
- precautionscaution, verifying, looking both ways, locking doors, contingency plans
- heart healthheart disease, heart-healthy diet, heart attack, cardiologist, heart failure
- AntihypertensivesACE inhibitor, beta blocker, beta blockers, diuretic, diuretics
- clot preventionanticoagulants, blood thinners, clot prevention, stroke prevention, heparin
regular checkupsemergency visits
Unscheduled critical care trips
crisis intervention · acute care · emergency treatment · urgent care · trauma care
regular checkupsemergency surgery
Immediate unscheduled medical procedure
sick visits · disease management · hospitalization · intensive care · surgery
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