Question

 primary care physician is a doctor who treats many types of illness and injuries. A specialist is a medical professional who has chosen to focus on one field of medicine, such as an oncologist, who treats only cancer, or a podiatrist, who focuses only on treating foot conditions. What are the advantages of seeing a specialist as opposed to a primary care physician? List at least one circumstance in which you might want to see a specialist, and at least one circumstance in which you might want to see a primary care physician.

Answer 1

The advantages of seeing a specialist vs a primary care physician is that the specialist knows exactly about that field of medicine. One circumstance for a specialist: Your eye is bleeding and red, you might want to go see an ophthalmologist because they focus on the eyes. One circumstance for a primary care physician: You feel weak, dizzy and you are vomiting, you have no specific area of pain, so you might want to see a primary care physician because they know about different fields of medicine instead of just focusing on one.