We will all get injured or sick at some point in our lives, and need a medical diagnosis and treatment. Choosing a primary care physician is the first step toward properly managing medical care. Your primary care doctor is considered your medical “home base”. It is the doctor you visit for most medical needs, including routine screenings, wellness visits, and non-emergency illnesses like sore throats and earaches. Your relationship with your primary care doctor is an important one. You need ... [Read More]
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Tips from Your Primary Care Physician: How to Stay Healthy During Winter
The winter months for most places in the United States is often associated with shiver inducing cold temperatures. We all know that winter can be hectic and busy, especially around the holidays. Whether being around a lot of friends and family, crowded shopping areas, or doing a lot of traveling, you deal with quite a bit. As the weather is chilly and the days are often shorter, staying healthy during the winter months can be difficult for many people. Finding the motivation to eat healthy, let ... [Read More]
What is Internal Medicine?
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of all adults who are chronically ill, or the care of those who are healthy. The difference between a family doctor and an internist, is that internists will generally only treat adults, whereas a family medicine doctor will cover the whole family, including children. An internist is a doctor who has completed a three-year internal medicine residency, following medical school. During their academic ... [Read More]
Stress and Hypertension: Is there a connection?
How often have you heard someone complain that they were so mad that their blood pressure was going up? While there is still not much direct evidence that proves stress causes high blood pressure (HBP), or hypertension, it can have a profound effect on its development. How Stress Effects Blood Pressure Studies show that stress can raise blood pressure, and that repeated blood pressure elevation can lead to a condition known as hypertension. Also, chronic stress stimulates the nervous system to ... [Read More]
Why Your Primary Care Center Should Be Patient Driven
How often have you had to see your primary care physician when you’re feeling awful, but have to sit in a waiting room for an hour or more past your appointment time? Or, have you called for test results, only to be passed around from one staff member to another, with no one seeming to find what you are calling about? Or, even more frustrating, you begin a course of care with your primary care physician, who prescribes a specific treatment. On your return visit, your physician is not available, ... [Read More]
