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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. Primary care physicians take it upon themselves to get to know patients in person, which helps them attend to their needs. Primary doctors are the first stop for medical care.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , I explore the complexities of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and gastritis in children and adolescents. Endoscopy, upper GI and endoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing gastritis. Or, you can label it as dyspepsia, also known as indigestion. Non invasive H.