Your family doctor should be able to handle about 80 percent of your health care needs — but most patients don't know that, and many end up at specialists for conditions that primary care was built to manage. In this episode, Dr. Bass breaks down the top ten conditions a family doctor treats every week and explains why patients get sent elsewhere when they often don't need to be.

In this episode, Dr. Bass covers:

• The top 10 conditions your family doctor handles — from high blood pressure and diabetes to anxiety and thyroid problems
• Why rushed visits and lack of continuity push patients toward unnecessary specialist referrals
• What changes when you have a doctor with time who truly knows you
• How to get more out of your primary care relationship

🎧 Listen on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YoJJTfULHmphZhLdO5AWkApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-shreveport-health-minute/id1888801411

📖 Read the full blog post this episode is based on:https://www.shreveportdirectcare.com/blog/family-doctor-in-shreveport-la-top-10-conditions-we-treat-every-week

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