Indian River Primary Care has cared for many patients in Indian River County. The practice has an onsite COLA-accredited lab and performs most blood studies, including Complete Blood Counts (CBC), Comprehensive Metabolic Panels (CMP), Lipid Panels, Thyroid Testing, PSA, and Urinalysis. Indian River Primary Care also performs onsite electrocardiography, echocardiography, and carotid dopplers.
For the last several years we have utilized an electronic health record and electronic prescribing. These modern tools allow improved and more accurate communications with patients, other providers, and pharmacies.
On a broader level, primary caregiving physicians fall into the category of family physician and internal medicine physician. An Internal Medicine physician (Internist) specializes in the treatment of adults. Unlike a family physician who attends to both children and adults, an Internist focuses solely on adults, covering a broader range of medical conditions.
Also referred to as the “doctor’s doctor,” their expertise involves treating adults with conditions affecting any body organ, including chronic diseases. They are trained to manage every body system. Often referred to patients by their family physician as a second-line specialist, they are full-fledged medical experts with acute knowledge about all kinds of ailments affecting individuals above the age of 18.
For complex conditions that might challenge a family doctor, you can see an Internal Medicine physician to get your care back on track. Internists can also serve as your primary care physician since they deal with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all kinds of adult diseases.
