Making an appointment with a primary care provider is the first step to achieving optimum health. A primary care provider can help you keep your health issues under control, which may extend your life while also offering a better quality of life.
If it’s your first time seeing a primary care provider or it’s been a while since you’ve seen one, you may be wondering how to make the most out of it. Let’s talk about a few key things you should discuss with your primary care provider during your visit, and where you can go in Wellington and Royal Palm Beach for world-class primary care.
#1: Health Concerns and Symptoms
During your visit to your primary care provider, don’t hesitate to bring up anything concerning your health, such as:
- Aches and pains
- Digestive issues
- Trouble sleeping
- Reproductive issues
- Sexual issues
- Diet and lifestyle issues
Be sure to be honest with your primary care provider in order to help them develop a clear picture of your overall health and wellness. If you do not bring up something because it’s embarrassing, then the issue cannot be addressed – so don’t worry, your primary care provider has seen and heard it all.
#2: Current Medical Condition
During your annual or semiannual checkup, your primary care provider will perform bloodwork and a urinalysis. The primary care provider will also check your heart, blood pressure, breathing, eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
The family medicine provider will give you a prescription for any health condition you have if necessary. Let your primary care provider know if you have been experiencing any unusual health symptoms, such as abdominal pain or occasional dizziness.
Your primary care provider will also be the one who organizes and evaluates all of the reports from the medical specialists you see, such as an ophthalmologist, allergist, neurologist, gynecologist/urologist, and endocrinologist. Part of a primary care provider’s job is to ensure that you do not have any prescriptions that have contraindications, which means that they would work against each other or work against a different underlying condition you have. This is why every specialist will ask you who your primary care provider is.
#3: Health Goals
A primary care providers’ treatments are centered not just around maintaining your quality of life, but also helping you reach your health goals. Examples of health goals include:
- More energy and stamina
- Less pain
- Better control of blood glucose (sugar) levels
- Lower blood pressure readings
- Improved cholesterol management
- Losing weight
- Better balance and mobility
- Better sleep patterns
- Stress management
- Better mental health
- Better sexual health
Primary care providers can help you improve every aspect of your life that relates to your health through a range of primary care services.
Primary Care Provider in Royal Palm Beach, Florida
If you are looking for a primary care provider who truly cares, choose the Advanced Medical Clinic. Our primary care providers are a husband-and-wife team that advocates for our patients’ health and serves the whole family.
Dr. Ishan Gunawardene and nurse practitioner Shariffa Gunawardene are with you every step of the way. To schedule an appointment, call Advanced Medical Clinic today at (561) 434-1935 or fill out our appointment request form online. We look forward to being your healthcare provider!
