Primary Care

Primary care physicians can treat cold, flu, allergies, rashes, sore throat, and much more. They can also counsel you and help you improve your health when you’re not sick. Ginger Darty, NP, and the expert medical team at Wellness Care Clinic, LLC in Cahokia, Illinois, provide high-quality primary care with services like testing, screening, and chronic disease management. To find out more about primary care, call Wellness Care Clinic, LLC, or request an appointment online today.

What is primary care?

Primary care is a medical specialty encompassing preventive care, sick visits, and chronic disease management. Your primary care practice of choice should be the first place you visit in the event of a non-life-threatening illness or injury. Primary care also includes annual physical exams as well as physical exams for any other purpose, like enrolling in school or a sports program. 

In short, primary care includes medical care that doesn’t require more specialized care and isn’t an emergency. Still, your primary care provider can refer you to specialists if you need more focused attention. They can also help you plan for a healthier future with preventive care and health promotion. 

Which services does primary care include?

Primary care includes many services to improve or maintain your health and well-being. Primary care at Wellness Care Clinic, LLC includes:

Physical exams

Physical exams are a way for you and your provider to determine how well your body is functioning and identify early signs of disease. During a physical exam, your provider checks your vitals, takes measurements, looks you over, and might press on specific areas to feel your organs. They also ask about the changes you’ve noticed since your previous exam.

Sick visits

During a sick visit, the team at Wellness Care Clinic, LLC addresses new or worsening symptoms that aren’t life-threatening. They can diagnose and treat cold and flu, strep throat, infections, UTIs, allergies, rashes, and more.

Chronic disease management

If you have a chronic disease, you may need a long-term management plan, including medications, lifestyle changes, and testing. The team helps you create and execute your plan. 

Testing and screenings 

The team at Wellness Care Clinic, LLC might recommend tests, like blood lab work or imaging tests, to help diagnose you. They might also recommend screening tests if you don’t have any symptoms but are at risk for a particular disease. 

Why is it important to find a primary care provider?

Finding a primary care provider to visit consistently can significantly benefit your health. Rather than going to a different clinic and seeing a separate doctor for each of your needs, a single primary care provider can give you more personalized care. They learn about your medical history and your risk factors to provide the best possible treatment. 

With lots of information about you over time, your primary care provider is also more likely to identify early changes and signs of disease. Then, they can create an individualized treatment plan that accounts for your lifestyle and preferences and can refer you to specialists they know and trust. 

To schedule a primary care exam or a sick visit, call Wellness Care Clinic, LLC, or book an appointment online today.