If you are sick or have a medical condition that requires a doctorâs attention quickly, you may find it difficult to get an appointment. Doctors are often very busy and can usually only see scheduled patients or those with serious conditions or injuries.But by calling your doctor and considering alternatives such as a walk-clinic, emergency room or another doctor, you may be able to get a doctorâs appointment quickly. Ad.octors are often very busy and can usually only see scheduled patients or those with serious conditions or injuries. But by calling your doctor and considering alternatives such as a walk-clinic, emergency room or another doctor, you may be able to get a doctorâs appointment quickly. Ad.
All kids should have their blood pressure checked regularly. Doctors usually start measuring blood pressure during routine checkups when kids are 3 years old. So it's important not to miss these appointments, particularly if your child is overweight or there's a family history of high blood pressure.
The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) have published a list of normal resting heart rates. The heart rate gets progressively slower as a person moves through childhood toward adolescence. The normal resting heart rate for adults over the age of 10 years, including older adults, is between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm). Highly trained athletes may have a resting heart rate below 60 bpm, sometimes reaching 40 bpm.