Primary & Preventative Care with TidalHealth

OCEAN VIEW, Del. – In this week’s edition of Health Beat, brought to you by TidalHealth, WMDT spoke with Dr. Heyue Du about the intersection of primary care and preventative care.

Dr. Du is a primary care provider at TidalHealth Primary Care in Ocean View, but her specialty is preventative medicine, specifically for cardiovascular risk reduction and lipid management.

“Establishing care with a primary care doctor is important because there are many diseases you may not feel before they cause trouble,” Dr. Du told WMDT. “So like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid issues, weight issues; so if you have a primary care doctor, we’re like the gatekeeper for those chronic diseases.”

Seeing a primary care physician increases the likelihood of underlying health conditions being caught early. Preventive care and routine screening are considered to be a key part of the primary care practice. Dr. Du added that having an ongoing relationship with a primary care doctor help them understand a patient’s overall health in the long run.

“For somebody who has not see a primary care for several years, it’s valuable to establish care with a primary care doctor,” Dr. Du concluded. “Even though you feel healthy, you feel great, it’s good to check on your routine lab works and to figure out any risk factors so we can design a house care plan.”

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