Primary Care Q & A

What is primary care?

Primary care includes services to address your overall health needs and lower your risk for chronic diseases.

Prestige Primary Care, P.A. offers a range of services for adolescents and adults. Dr. Aziz takes an integrative approach to health care to ensure your body functions optimally.

He can address a variety of acute and chronic health conditions during a primary care visit. Dr. Aziz also recommends lifestyle changes and other strategies you can use to improve your overall health.

What primary care services are available?

Prestige Primary Care, P.A. provides personalized primary care services in-office, including:

  • Sick visits
  • Annual physicals
  • Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals
  • Immigration physicals
  • Wound care
  • Weight-loss counseling
  • Chronic disease management

Dr. Aziz also makes house calls to people who can’t travel to the office for medical care. He can meet with you in your home, at the hospital, or in a nursing home to provide diagnostic evaluations and treatment services.

You should schedule routine primary care visits once a year, even if you’re feeling well, so Dr. Aziz can track changes in your health from one year to the next. You may also need a primary care visit if you’re sick, have an injury, or have unexplained symptoms like pain or dizziness.

If you have a chronic disease like diabetes or heart disease, you can expect to schedule primary care visits more often. Dr. Aziz offers testing technologies on-site to diagnose chronic health conditions. He also customizes a care plan to keep your condition under control.

What can I expect during a primary care visit?

During a routine primary care visit at Prestige Primary Care, P.A., Dr. Aziz spends time learning about your health history, any symptoms you have, and your lifestyle and diet. He completes a physical exam and may order additional diagnostic tests to assess your health.

In-office testing services include:

  • Allergy testing
  • Asthma testing (spirometry)
  • Diabetes eye exam
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Echocardiography
  • Venous insufficiency test

Dr. Aziz customizes a treatment plan if you have an injury or existing health issues. He can also recommend preventive strategies to lower your risk factors for certain diseases.

Call Prestige Primary Care, P.A. to schedule a primary care visit or book an appointment online today.