http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/07/do-you-take-your-kids-to-pediatrician.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/07/do-you-take-your-kids-to-pediatrician.html/comment-page-1#comment-65456 Anonymous Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/07/do-you-take-your-kids-to-a-pediatrician-or-fp.html#comment-65456 I am not a family physician, however, I support than 100%. My mother was a patient of a family physician. She also had diabetes, a heart condition, high blood pressure, and severe debilitating arthritis. She was seen by a cardiologist, an endocrinologist, and an orthopedic surgeon. Each physician would prescribe her a medication, but it was her family physician who kept track of all her medications, their drug interactions, etc. Specialists rarely follow more than one medical problem at a time. If my mother didn't have a family physician, no one would have coordinated all her medical problems, and checked on her medications, and made sure that even the routine was taken care of. I am not a family physician, however, I support than 100%. My mother was a patient of a family physician. She also had diabetes, a heart condition, high blood pressure, and severe debilitating arthritis. She was seen by a cardiologist, an endocrinologist, and an orthopedic surgeon. Each physician would prescribe her a medication, but it was her family physician who kept track of all her medications, their drug interactions, etc. Specialists rarely follow more than one medical problem at a time. If my mother didn’t have a family physician, no one would have coordinated all her medical problems, and checked on her medications, and made sure that even the routine was taken care of.

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