The specific causes of neurological problems vary, but can include genetic disorders, congenital abnormalities or disorders, infections, lifestyle or environmental health problems including malnutrition, and brain injury, spinal cord injury or nerve injury.
Family physicians can choose to be dedicated inpatient physicians, or hospitalists, on a full-time or rotating basis, depending on the demand and level of inpatient care needed. More than 66% of family physicians choose to have hospital privileges.
Some hospitalists may also focus their practice further within hospital medicine. For example, some hospitalists may elect to work primarily overnight (ânocturnistsâ) or may gain experience or undergo further training to enable them to care for critically ill individuals (sometimes referred to as âintensivistsâ).