Overview
Module
4 focuses on five pediatric health screenings
performed with the use of laboratory tests:
Newborn
Lead
Anemia
Tuberculosis
Dyslipidemia
The module describes risk factors, recommended guidelines, periodicity, and age-appropriate methods for performing these essential screens.
Guiding Questions
Users who complete this module should be able to answer the following questions:
- What is the role of the pediatric provider in newborn screening and follow-up?
- What are the risk factors for lead poisoning? What are the lead screening and testing requirements for Medicaid-eligible infants and young children?
- Which infants and children are most at risk for iron-deficiency anemia? What are the screening recommendations for all infants, children, and adolescents?
- What are the current guidelines for tuberculosis risk assessment and testing?
- What are
the risk indicators for dyslipidemia screening?
| Getting the Most from this Module: |
The tests described in this module help to assess health risks and identify problems. The following are samples of practical resources provided throughout the module:
Look
for |
CDC
lead risk assessment questionnaire 
AAP
policy statement on clinical evaluation for lead
exposure 
family-focused
materials in some sections of the module.
