Routine Well-child Visit in Pediatrics — Case | General Pediatrics | SMLE Q#11967
SMLE Question #11967
Pediatrics
General Pediatrics
Objective: OBJ-377
Last updated: February 2026
A 2-month-old term boy is brought to a primary care clinic for a routine well-child visit. He is exclusively breastfed and growing appropriately. The physician provides anticipatory guidance about iron intake and explains that healthy term infants should undergo routine screening for iron deficiency anemia at a specific age, even if they appear well. The mother asks when this screening will be done. At what age should routine screening for iron deficiency anemia be performed in a healthy term infant?
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