Remove Illness Remove Medical Remove Primary Care Doctor Remove Referral
article thumbnail

3 Conditions Internal Medicine Can Treat

Hitchcock Family Medicine

This type of doctor is often referred to as an internist or primary care doctor. According to the CDC, the percentage of adults who had a visit with a doctor or other health care professional in the last year is 84.9%. In our experience, treatments may include medications and breathing exercises.

article thumbnail

Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

uh, ill defined epigastric or chest pain, and it’s often worse by eating or lying down after meals. In rare, severe cases where GERD is refractory to medical management, surgical interventions like fundoplication may be considered, especially in kids with neurologic impairments or life threatening aspiration.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Love to talk about also in the serious illness population. Emmy: But we know that physiologic changes with aging, like decreasing night vision and so forth, as well as medications, as well as medical conditions, can all affect whether you can drive. My general answer is that driving is usually not considered medically necessary.

IT 102
article thumbnail

Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. Alex: We are in the California Medical Facility and we will ask our guest about that. I’ve known Michele a long time, since the Joint Medical Program. Michele: Yep.

Family 132
article thumbnail

How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care.