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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

Internist : Specializes in adult medicine. In fact, many internists serve as primary care providers (PCPs) for adults. They are well-equipped to manage chronic diseases, provide routine screenings, and guide preventive strategies. So if you’re wondering can an internist be a PCP , the answer is a clear yes.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

Because I think we have someone special, a guest host. And often patients are told there’s no cardiovascular problem, you don’t have heart failure, you’re older, or maybe it’s from another chronic condition or. Is your impression that HFpEFde is under diagnosed in older adults? This is Eric Widera.