Your health needs can change from one season of life to the next. A consistent primary care provider can help you address new symptoms, manage ongoing conditions, monitor medications, and stay current with appropriate screenings and immunizations.
My Primary Care NP provides adult primary care services in Bel Air, Maryland. Lana Kim, DNP, takes time to understand your health history, current concerns, medications, and personal goals so you can make informed decisions about your care.
What Does Primary Care Include?
Primary care is often the first place to turn for routine health needs, new symptoms, and ongoing medical concerns. It also provides continuity, allowing your provider to recognize changes in your health over time.
Depending on your needs, primary care caninclude:
- Routine health evaluations (annual physical, sports physical, medicare wellness exam)
- Evaluation of new symptoms
- Medication reviews and refills
- Laboratory testing
- Health screenings
- Immunization guidance
- Management of chronic conditions
- Nutrition, exercise, sleep, and lifestyle counseling
- Referrals to specialists
- Coordination with other healthcare providers
Primary care does not replace emergency or specialty care. Lana can help determine when additional testing, urgent treatment, or a specialist referral is appropriate.
Which Chronic Conditions Can Be Managed?
My Primary Care NP provides ongoing care for common adult health conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, thyroid disorders, and asthma.
Diabetes
Diabetes care may include reviewing blood sugar readings, A1C results, medications, nutrition, physical activity, blood pressure, and cholesterol. Managing these factors together can help reduce the risk of complications affecting the heart, kidneys, eyes, nerves, and other parts of the body.
Hypertension
High blood pressure often causes no obvious symptoms, but it can increase the risk of serious health problems over time.
Lana may review home readings, discuss lifestyle changes, monitor medication effectiveness, and address possible side effects. Treatment may involve lifestyle changes, medication, or both.
High Cholesterol
High cholesterol can contribute to plaque buildup in the arteries. Care may include lipid testing, a review of cardiovascular risk factors, nutrition and activity guidance, and medication when appropriate.
Thyroid Conditions
Thyroid disorders can affect energy, weight, heart rate, temperature sensitivity, mood, and other aspects of your health.
Lana may evaluate symptoms, order appropriate laboratory testing, monitor treatment, and refer you to an endocrinologist when specialized care is needed.
Asthma
Asthma management may involve reviewing symptoms, triggers, inhaler use, nighttime breathing problems, and activity limitations.
Ongoing asthma care commonly includes symptom monitoring, patient education, trigger management, and medication when appropriate.
Can Primary Care Help With New Symptoms?
Yes. Lana can evaluate many nonemergency concerns, including respiratory symptoms, headaches, digestive complaints, minor injuries, urinary symptoms, and other common adult health issues.
Some symptoms can be managed during an office visit, while others may require testing, imaging, urgent care, emergency treatment, or specialty evaluation. Our practice also offers dedicated sick visits for appropriate short-term illnesses and concerns.
Call 911 or seek emergency care for symptoms such as severe chest pain, significant breathing difficulty, signs of a stroke, loss of consciousness, or another potentially life-threatening emergency.
Are Immunizations and B12 Injections Available?
Lana can review your immunization history and discuss vaccines that may be appropriate based on your age, health conditions, previous vaccination, occupation, travel, and other risk factors. Adult vaccine recommendations vary by age and medical indication, so your needs should be reviewed individually.
My Primary Care NP also offers B12 injections when clinically appropriate. Vitamin B12 injections are generally used to treat a documented deficiency or a condition that prevents adequate absorption.
How Does Primary Care Support Prevention?
Primary care is not limited to treating illness. Routine visits can help identify health risks and support earlier action.
- Blood pressure and cholesterol screening
- Diabetes screening
- Recommended cancer screenings
- Immunizations
- Nutrition and physical activity
- Tobacco or alcohol use
- Sleep and stress
- Mental and emotional health
- Family health history
Why Choose My Primary Care NP for Adult Primary Care?
My Primary Care NP is built around patient-centered care, accessibility, excellence, compassion, respect, and collaboration. Lana Kim, NP, considers your symptoms, health history, medications, lifestyle, and priorities rather than treating each concern in isolation.
The practice offers a convenient setting for routine care and related services. Lana can also address appropriate mental health concerns, provide women’s health services, and discuss medical weight loss when these needs are part of your broader health plan.
Frequently Asked Questions About Primary Care
Establish Primary Care in Bel Air
A consistent primary care relationship can make it easier to manage health concerns, understand your medications, and plan for long-term wellness.
My Primary Care NP provides personalized adult primary care in Bel Air, Maryland. Call (410) 417-9322 to speak with Lana Kim, NP, and arrange a consultation.
