family physicians
General medical practitioners
Family physicians are doctors who provide general medical care across all ages and conditions, rather than specializing in one body system or patient population.
They handle routine checkups, common illnesses, chronic disease management, and preventive care, referring patients to specialists when needed.
Also called family practitioners or family doctors: Our family physician has treated three generations of us.
Primary care doctor
- GPInitials for primary physician
- PCPGeneral medical practitioner
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
country doctor · provider · clinician · generalist · solo practitioner
Routine medical evaluations
- physicalsRoutine medical examinations
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- referralsDirected endorsements elsewhere
consultations · prescriptions · patient-centered · continuity · accessibility · clinic · outpatient · appointments
Meant to stop trouble
- chronicPersisting over time
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- wellnessOverall state of health
- immunizationsInjections conferring disease resistance
vaccinations · screenings · pediatrics · geriatrics · adolescent · prenatal · nutrition · counseling
general practitioner
Primary care doctor
- GPInitials for primary physician
- PCPGeneral medical practitioner
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
first contact · country doctor · provider · clinician · generalist · solo practitioner
checkups
Routine medical evaluations
referrals · consultations · prescriptions · patient-centered · continuity · accessibility · clinic · outpatient · appointments · follow-ups
preventive
Meant to stop trouble
immunizations · vaccinations · screenings · pediatrics · geriatrics · adolescent · prenatal · nutrition · counseling · lifestyle
- Health Advocateshealth educators, health departments, community health workers, advocacy groups, CDC
family physiciansspecialists
Focused field authorities
subspecialists · neurosurgeons · cardiac surgeons · oncologists · cardiologists
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