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| − | Providers that practice '''Family Medicine''' cover a broad spectrum of medicine in terms of patients, diagnoses and reasons for visit. Patients span from pediatrics to geriatrics and Family Medicine could be considered the first line of | + | Providers that practice '''Family Medicine''' cover a broad spectrum of medicine in terms of patients, diagnoses and reasons for visit. Patients span from pediatrics to geriatrics and Family Medicine could be considered the first line of care when it comes to diagnosing common ailments and referring more specific needs to specialized providers. <br> <br> |
| − | == Most common | + | == Most common Diagnoses == |
| − | Due to the broad nature of their practice, Family Medicine providers can diagnose from a fungal infection of the toe nail up to alopecia (hair loss.) <br> | + | Due to the broad nature of their practice, Family Medicine providers can diagnose many different conditions ranging from a fungal infection of the toe nail all the way up to alopecia (hair loss.) <br> |
Family Medicine sees patients for both sick visits and well/health maintenance visits. | Family Medicine sees patients for both sick visits and well/health maintenance visits. | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 1 February 2012
Providers that practice Family Medicine cover a broad spectrum of medicine in terms of patients, diagnoses and reasons for visit. Patients span from pediatrics to geriatrics and Family Medicine could be considered the first line of care when it comes to diagnosing common ailments and referring more specific needs to specialized providers.
Most common Diagnoses
Due to the broad nature of their practice, Family Medicine providers can diagnose many different conditions ranging from a fungal infection of the toe nail all the way up to alopecia (hair loss.)
Family Medicine sees patients for both sick visits and well/health maintenance visits.