What is primary care?
Primary care is medical care focused on the whole person and preventive care. Primary care providers and nurse practitioners at All Day Medical Care Clinic emphasize aspects of your health such as:
- Health maintenance
- Health education and promotion
- Health counseling
- Disease prevention
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic ailments
The primary care physicians and nurse practitioners at All Day Medical Care Clinic strive to create close relationships with all their patients in order to better treat them and design wellness plans for them.
What do primary care providers treat?
Primary care providers can treat countless acute and chronic illnesses and injuries. Just a few examples include:
- Fever
- Cold and flu
- Skin rashes
- Acute and chronic pain
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
They also diagnose and treat STDs, back and neck injuries, digestive issues, skin issues, and more.
What is preventive care?
One of the cornerstones of primary care, preventive care is health care designed to maintain good health, and manage chronic diseases.
At All Day Medical Care Clinic, your providers offer preventive care measures including routine health screenings, physical exams, health education, and chronic disease management. They also offer screenings for:
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
The team also performs mental health screenings, such as screenings for anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
Typical preventive care physical exams at All Day Medical Care Clinic include:
- Annual exams
- Sports physicals
- School physicals
- Camp physicals
- Pre-op clearance and medical clearance exams
- DOT (Department of Transportation) physicals
- Employment physicals
- Well woman exams
The primary care team at All Day Medical Care Clinic also offers food and nutrition counseling. This is a great option if you struggle with weight management, or chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease.
How do you manage chronic disease?
To help you manage chronic disease, your provider designs an action plan unique to you. It outlines your diagnosis, symptoms, and desired outcome.
Examples of typical chronic disease management goals include:
- Breathing improvement
- Lowering of blood pressure
- Blood sugar reduction
- Flexibility improvement
- Mobility improvement
- Pain reduction
You can reach your chronic disease management goals through steps like exercise, meal planning, smoking cessation, medication, and more.
With the variety of teams including primary care physicians and nurse practitioners at All Day Medicare Clinic, you can find the right care for you.
Primary care offers you an avenue to better health and a higher quality of life. To get started, book an appointment with All Day Medical Care Clinic online or over the phone today.
