Diagnostic imaging techniques allow doctors to investigate what’s going on inside the human body without having to make any incisions. This means that they can diagnose medical conditions without much disturbance to the patient. In most cases, medical imaging procedures are pain-free. There are a variety of different medical imaging techniques, some of the most common medical imaging techniques include ultrasound and echocardiogram, or echo test. Let’s talk about the similarities and ... [Read More]
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Significant Roles of a Family Physician
Unlike other primary care physicians who may focus only on a particular part of the body, specific types of diseases, or people of specific ages, a family physician provides comprehensive care for everyone. They can diagnose, treat, and prevent health issues for all members of the family through all stages of life. You certainly don’t have to have a family in order to have a family physician as your doctor – these doctors are general practitioners who are ready to treat you. Let’s talk about ... [Read More]
Family Practice vs. General Practice
A family practice and a general practice share strikingly overlapping characteristics, making it difficult for a layperson to tell them apart. If you’re looking for a doctor, how do you know which type of physician to choose? Let’s talk about the differences and similarities between these two types of medical practices, and where you can go in the Midlands for family medicine and comprehensive medical care. What Is a Family Medical Practice? Family practice is a specialty field of medicine ... [Read More]
The Function of Echocardiography in Heart Failure
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart failure affects roughly 6.2 million Americans and claims approximately 659,000 lives every year. Echocardiography – a noninvasive diagnostic tool that uses high-frequency sound waves to obtain valuable information about the heart’s function and structures – provides a cornerstone for the detection and effective management of heart failure. Echocardiography boasts remarkable specificity (88 percent), ... [Read More]
Symptoms and Causes of Venous Insufficiency
After the arteries deliver fortified blood to the cells throughout the body, the cells take the nutrition and oxygen they need – and then the “used” blood goes back to the heart through the veins. Because the veins are so far away from the heart, they need help in pushing the blood in the right direction; for this purpose, veins have one-way valves that prevent backflow. If any of these tiny valves in a vein doesn’t work properly, the resulting venous insufficiency can cause blood to pool in ... [Read More]
