What is general practice? General practice covers all age ranges
– children, adults and adolescents and is usually the patient’s
first consultation before being referred to other specialists,
if necessary. A general practitioner conducts annual physical
examinations to monitor patients’ blood pressure, cholesterol
levels and glucose levels, and ensures other baseline tests are
within normal levels for the patient’s age and gender. This
specialist also treats acute and chronic illnesses, and provides
health education and preventative care for all ages and genders.
Part of the skill set of the general practitioner includes
treating patients with multiple health problems. General
practitioners are also called family doctors, internists, or
family practitioners.When do I see a general practitioner? When
a patient is an infant or child, he or she might see a general
practitioner who specializes in pediatric care. When the young
patient transitions from childhood to adulthood during
adolescence, he or she can see a