Additional Tests

Your child may need other tests to prevent health problems. Check this list with your child's doctor or other health care provider.

Newborn Screening (for PKU, thyroid and other inherited/metabolic diseases) - If your child did not receive this blood test before coming home from the hospital, or received it before 24 hours of age. Some states require a repeat test during the first month of life.

Sickle Cell or Thalassemia Test - If your child has an African-American, Mediterranean, Asian, or Middle Eastern family background.

Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test - If your child has had close contact with a person having TB, lives in an area where TB is more common than average (such as a Native American reservation, a homeless shelter, or an institution), or has recently moved from Asia, Africa, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, or the Pacific Islands.

Cholesterol Test - If your child has a parent with high cholesterol or a parent or grandparent with heart disease before age 55.

Urinalysis Test - If your child is less than 5 years of age, particularly if your child has had a bladder or kidney infection.

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