school physical

Student health exam

A school physical is a medical examination required for students, typically before starting a new school, joining sports teams, or at regular intervals during education.

The exam verifies that a child is healthy enough to participate in school activities and screens for conditions that might need attention: She needs to get her school physical before volleyball tryouts.

Opposites
medical depth/comprehensiveness

school physicaldiagnostic testing

Tests identifying conditions

MRI scan · exploratory surgery · biopsy · differential diagnosis · cardiac stress test

purpose/trigger

school physicalemergency room visit

Acute care hospital attendance

sick visit · acute care · medical emergency · emergency treatment · triage

patient population

school physicalpre-employment physical

Medical clearance for work

prenatal checkup

Family

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