An internist is a doctor who practices internal medicine – a medical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating illnesses and conditions that affect adults. As primary care doctors, internists are the first doctors that adult patient visits when they feel ill or sustain an injury. An internist can treat various health conditions, from mild to complex. Let’s talk about some common health conditions of adults that an internist can treat and where you can go to seek the expertise of an ... [Read More]
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What Not to Do After Venous Insufficiency Treatment
Venous insufficiency is a chronic vein condition in which the veins of your legs fail to pump blood efficiently toward the heart, and as a result, blood pools in the legs. Venous insufficiency can result in several discomforting symptoms, such as itching, swelling, aching, skin changes, etc. The good news is that many treatment options are available for venous insufficiency, including sclerotherapy, microphlebactomy, radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, ligation, stripping, ... [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]
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]
Five Reasons Not to Go to Emergency for Your Primary Care Need
While it’s true that countless lives are saved in emergency rooms, going to the ER is not a solution for every medical concern— certainly not for your primary care needs. Unless your condition or injury is life-threatening or requires immediate treatment, an ER visit may only leave you with more problems than solutions. Below are five reasons you want to avoid going to the emergency room for your primary care needs. Reason #1 Emergency Room Visits Are Expensive. On average, a visit to a ... [Read More]
