Medical Associates Of Bakersfield

Family Medicine

Medical Associates Of Bakersfield is a Family Medicine practice in Bakersfield, CA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in family-centric healthcare. Family Medicine Doctors at Medical Associates Of Bakersfield perform medical history analysis, diagnostics, and treatments for a wide variety of dysfunctions, conditions, and injuries. Family Medicine is a medical specialty devoted to the medical care of the family unit. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Family Medicine practices include cold and flu, asthma and allergies, ear and eye infections, yeast infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, hormone imbalance, nutritional imbalance, stress and depression, muscle tears and sprains, and sexually transmitted diseases. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Family Medicine practices include annual exams, immunizations, medication refills, hormone level testing, cardiovascular testing, pap smears and genital exams, specialist referrals, and patient education.

Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.

Geriatric Family Medicine

Medical Associates Of Bakersfield is a Geriatric Family Medicine practice in Bakersfield, CA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing, treating, and preventing disorders, disabilities, and diseases that affect older adults. Geriatric Family Medicine Doctors at Medical Associates Of Bakersfield perform treatments in homes, nursing homes, offices, clinics, and hospitals, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. Geriatric Family Medicine is a branch of family medicine that diagnoses, treats, and prevents dysfunction and sickness in the elderly. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Geriatric Family Medicine practices include diabetes, glaucoma, incontinence, arthritis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and fall injuries. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Geriatric Family Medicine practices include imaging tests, physical exams, blood tests, assistive device prescriptions, nutritional and exercise protocols, mental health protocols, immunization protocols, medication prescriptions, and laparoscopic surgery.

A family medicine physician with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes, and the hospital.

Hospice and Palliative Family Medicine

A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.