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A COVID-19 Personal Story

Metro Family Physicians

By the 4th day, she was coughing & a little short of breath, which continued to worsen rapidly, so that on 4/15/2020, she had to go to the Emergency Room. Since patients are heavily sedated while on the vent, she spent the next 10 days in the hospital being tapered down from these medications. On arrival to the E.R.,

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

What is the meaning of Family Medicine? As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings.