Human Genetics & Embryology

Family medicine is a primary care medical speciality that provides ongoing and comprehensive health care to individuals and families of various ages, genders, diseases, and body parts. A family physician is a specialist who is usually a primary care physician. It's commonly referred to as general practice, and a general practitioner is a practitioner who specialises in general practise. Historically, every doctor who graduated from a medical school and worked in the community used to fill this job. Since the 1950s, however, family medicine / general practice has evolved into a distinct speciality with unique training requirements adapted to each country. The titles of the specialties reflect their holistic character and/or their familial heritage.

Heart disease is diagnosed using a variety of tests. Your doctor will begin by gathering information about your personal and family medical histories, noting current and previous symptoms, and ordering laboratory tests and an electrocardiogram. Your doctor may request additional tests based on the results of the assessment and tests. Some of these tests are non-invasive, which means they don't require the insertion of any tools into the body. Other tests are more intrusive, requiring the insertion of tools into the patient's body.