Juan C. Alvarez Rivera

Emergency Medicine Practitioner

Mr. Juan C. Alvarez Rivera is an Emergency Medicine Practitioner in Ponce, PR with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages. As an Emergency Medicine Practitioner, Juan C. Alvarez Rivera performs in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Emergency Medicine Doctors in Ponce, PR

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General Practice Practitioner

Mr. Juan C. Alvarez Rivera is a General Practice Practitioner in Ponce, PR with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating physical and psychological conditions for patients of all ages. As a General Practice Practitioner, Juan C. Alvarez Rivera performs medical history analysis, screenings, and non-surgical procedures to address a wide range of common medical conditions. General Practice is a medical specialty focused on disease prevention and general maintenance of patients' whole health. Significant diseases and conditions treated by General Practice Doctors include the common cold, strep throat, bronchitis, the flu, high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by General Practice Doctors include physical exams, diagnostic exams (like urine, stool, or blood tests), immunizations, emergency care, and specialist referrals.

General Practice Doctors in Ponce, PR

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Primary Care Practitioner

Primary Care Doctors in Ponce, PR

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