Family Medicine for Midland, Odessa, Fort Stockton, Monahans & Pecos TX
Patient-Centered Family Medicine
The family medicine providers at First Physicians are trained to care for patients of all ages, as well as diagnose and treat diseases and conditions involving all body systems and organs. All of our providers are committed to providing our patients with quality family medicine. Whether you have a chronic health condition or you’re experiencing symptoms and would like to be seen, First Physicians is here for your entire family.
Family medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians treat patients ranging in age from the very young to the elderly. Family medicine practitioners are trained to treat individual patients as well as whole families. They thoroughly diagnose and assess each patient, considering everything that could possibly be affecting them and causing their condition. Family providers are trained to diagnose, treat, and care for a wide array of chronic diseases, acute illnesses, and injuries. They also provide preventive medicine, helping patients live optimally so that they maintain an overall level of good health. Below are some of the conditions treated by family medicine providers:
Acute Illnesses:
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Ear pain/ear infections
- Fever
- Pneumonia
- Throat pain/throat infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Rashes
- Lab testing, x-rays and ultrasound for diagnostic purposes in acute illness
Chronic Conditions and Diseases:
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Gout
- Heart disease
- Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Lab testing related to chronic condition surveillance
- Skin conditions
Preventive Medical Services:
- Immunizations and TB testing
- Health risk assessments
- Individualized healthy lifestyle counseling
- Routine check-ups/physicals for teens and adults
- Routine labs
- Well-woman care