At Maryland Medical First P.A., we know keeping track of your health can feel like a full-time job, especially when you're managing more than one diagnosis. Led by Narender Bharaj, MD, our internal medicine team in Parkville, Maryland, is here to simplify your healthcare journey.
If you’re balancing conditions like diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease, you are not alone. In fact, a 2025 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 51.4% of US adults reported having two or more of the 12 chronic conditions included in the study. Managing these overlapping health issues requires a unified strategy rather than treating each illness in a silo.
Managing multiple chronic conditions is difficult because treating one illness can sometimes complicate another. Managing medications can become more complicated when several conditions or specialists are involved.
The use of multiple medications is known as polypharmacy; although there is no single definition, it is often described as taking five or more medications. Taking multiple medications can increase the risk of side effects, drug interactions, and difficulty keeping track of a treatment plan.
To protect your health, we focus on comprehensive primary care that looks at the big picture. We can review your medications for possible interactions, side effects, duplication, and whether each one still fits your current needs. Regular medication review can make a complex treatment plan easier to manage and may help reduce avoidable problems.
Coordinated care brings your medications, tests, specialist recommendations, preventive care, and lifestyle goals into a more complete picture. Instead of reacting to health crises as they happen, our team in Parkville, Maryland, focuses on proactive prevention. We help you manage chronic issues like high cholesterol and arthritis through regular monitoring and personalized lifestyle guidance.
Healthy lifestyle changes can be an important part of preventing and managing chronic disease alongside appropriate medical care. A 2026 JAMA study followed adults with prediabetes who entered the Diabetes Prevention Program. Those originally assigned to an intensive lifestyle intervention had a 21% lower risk of developing multiple chronic conditions during long-term follow-up compared with those assigned to placebo.
Depending on your health needs, nutrition, weight management, and appropriate physical activity may be part of a broader plan for managing chronic conditions.
You do not have to navigate complex health decisions on your own. Our experienced providers are ready to help you build a personalized wellness blueprint.
Whether you need to schedule your annual physical or want to streamline your current treatment plan, we are here to support you every step of the way. Please schedule a visit with our team at Maryland Medical First P.A. today to make your chronic care plan easier to understand and manage.
