GENERAL PRACTITIONER

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• Vaccinations/Immunizations: Administering routine childhood vaccines, annual flu shots, travel vaccines, and adult boosters (e.g., Tdap, shingles, pneumonia).

• Health Screenings: Conducting tests to detect diseases early, often before symptoms appear. Examples include:

  • Cancer screenings: Pap smears (cervical), mammogram referrals (breast), colon cancer screening (stool tests or referrals for colonoscopy).

  • Cardiovascular screenings: Blood pressure checks, cholesterol (lipid) panels.

  • Metabolic screenings: Blood sugar tests for diabetes.

  • Bone density scans for osteoporosis.

• Lifestyle Counseling: Advice on smoking cessation, weight management, nutrition, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and sleep hygiene.

• Well-person Check-ups/Routine Physicals: Overall health assessments, often tied to specific life stages.

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Many GPs perform in-office procedures, such as:

• Suturing (stitching) minor cuts and lacerations.

• Removing skin lesions, cysts, or warts.

• Joint injections (e.g., for arthritis).

• Incision and drainage of abscesses.

• Cryotherapy (freezing) for skin tags.

• Acute Conditions: Treating sudden illnesses like infections (e.g., sinusitis, urinary tract infections), flu, injuries, skin rashes, and gastroenteritis.

• Chronic Disease Management: Long-term care and monitoring of conditions like diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), asthma, COPD, heart disease, arthritis, and thyroid disorders. This includes prescribing and adjusting medications, monitoring for complications, and coordinating with specialists.

Mental Health Care

• Assessment and Diagnosis: Evaluating for common mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, stress, and ADHD.

• Initial Treatment: Providing counseling, prescribing and managing medications (e.g., antidepressants), and offering ongoing support.

• Referral: Coordinating care with psychologists, psychiatrists, or counselors when specialized therapy is needed.

Women’s Health: Contraceptive counseling and prescriptions (pill, IUD, implant), pregnancy testing and prenatal care (in some practices), menopause management, breast exams, and sexual health.
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