|
|
|
Primary Care Physician & General Practitioner
|
|
|
|
| |
|
As a Family Physician, Dr. Trivedi wants to be your
first call for most medical issues for your entire family.
If there is any question, do not hesitate to call. Being a family
practitioner, Dr. Trivedi and her staff can determine whether you should come in
to the office or whether a direct referral is in order. Most of the times a trip
to the office allows an assessment to best determine your health needs |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Physical
Examinations |
|
| |
|
|
Physicals are often offered annually by the various medical plans. Historically,
we recommended a physical every three years to individuals under the age of
forty, every two years under fifty, and annually thereafter. If a plan offers an
annual physical, we recommend you take advantage of the physical. Annual
physicals allow a better understanding of the patient as a human being in the
context of his work, family, and other stressors. Physicals allow early issues
and problems to be discussed, habits to be re-evaluated, and better long-term
doctor-patient relationships. A complete physical takes about thirty minutes
and consists of a lot of questions, a physical exam, blood and urine,
electrocardiogram (heart evaluations), sometimes chest x-ray, bone density
testing, vaccination update, and, if necessary, plans for diagnosing various
complaints, and plans for therapeutic intervention. It is always a good idea to
come prepared with a list of questions and any information (from the Internet,
etc.) that you might be interested in discussing. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
A Plan to Better
Health! |
| |
|
|
If there are problems, there should be a diagnostic plan, which may include
labs, various tests, or referrals to specialists. There should be a therapeutic
plan, which can include natural interventions, nutritional intervention,
prescription medication, lifestyle and habit change intervention, etc. A
patient should leave the office with a list of suggestions, including vitamins,
nutritional or exercise suggestions, referrals, prescription medications, and a
follow-up plan, if necessary The patient should understand any therapeutic
intervention, including when and how to take medications what to expect, when to
call if there is a problem, and a "fallback position" in case therapy isn't
working according to plan. That "fallback position" might be to start a
medication which we hand you but tell you not to fill right away, or it might be
a referral to a specialist, or it might be to simply call and report back to us.
It should be noted that medical questions that have any urgency at all should
be handled by phone, not e-mail. We will respond to e-mail medical questions
with a 72-hour turnaround time. Direct interaction allows a much more accurate
intervention, and we would not want to be misled by an Internet
miscommunication. In addition, we will not be checking our medical e-mail at all
during the day! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| When To Call... |
|
Do not hesitate to call our office for problems ranging from common cold & cough
to sinus and ear infections, to asthma, palpitations and other illness. |
|
|
| Physical Exams... |
| Annual physicals allow a better understanding of the patient as a human
being in the context of his/her work, family, and other stressors. |
|
|
| Satisfaction & Completion... |
| When you leave the office after a physical, you should have the feeling that
all areas have been reviewed. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
