Preventive medicine: Be seen!

Annual physical exams and screenings are an important part of wellness. 

The purposes of annual exams and screenings are to:

• Provide and discuss preventive care and wellness recommendations
• Detect disease that has no apparent symptoms (this is called secondary prevention)
• Evaluate efficacy and side effects of any prescription medications you are taking
• To update your clinical data, for tracking physical data trends, which point to medical health threats and progress
• Better understand your disease risks and prevention strategies.

In addition, annual physical exams are important to:

• Better personalize your medical care. Dr. Maybury will know you better and be able to interpret your medical and health data, symptoms, and signs in light of your whole context.  
• Better personalize your wellness goals and needs. When you are seen regularly, Dr. Maybury can better help you reach your health and wellness goals and track changes in your physical health. When you are better known by your physician, Dr. Maybury can help you understand how your life context is contributing to your wellness or disease risk, and how to address those issues. 

If you have not had your annual exam, please call us and schedule your appointment.