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[[image:blurred.png|right|thumb|300px|Like this picture, the exact information you need to know | [[image:blurred.png|right|thumb|300px|Like this picture, the exact information you need to know isn't clear. Otherwise it would be called 'Specific Practice'.]] | ||
==You need good ''general'' knowledge== | ==You need good ''general'' knowledge== | ||
It is difficult to write good notes on General Practice. There are no real new areas to cover, just a different take on the knowledge you do know. Everything you see in the hospital is serious, yet the vast majority of problems in health are not terribly serious. Someone has a "fit" - in hospital they have [[epilepsy]]; in primary care, they might just have fainted, or had a panic attack - its not always serious. | It is difficult to write good notes on General Practice. There are no real new areas to cover, just a different take on the knowledge you do know. Everything you see in the hospital is serious, yet the vast majority of problems in health are not terribly serious. Someone has a "fit" - in hospital they have [[epilepsy]]; in primary care, they might just have fainted, or had a panic attack - its not always serious. | ||
===So what do I learn?=== | ===So what do I learn?=== | ||
It's hard for the medical school to write exam questions, and thus hard for you to prepare for them. Basically, read through the | It's hard for the medical school to write exam questions, and thus hard for you to prepare for them. Basically, read through the Specialities section, making sure you have a rough idea of the body and how it works, reading the key clinical conditions, and trying not to sound too dum. | ||
===Key problems=== | ===Key problems=== | ||
*Health Promotion, [[smoking]], [[immunisation]] and lifestyle improvements, such as exercise to prevent [[obesity]] | *Health Promotion, [[smoking]], [[immunisation]] and lifestyle improvements, such as exercise to prevent [[obesity]]. | ||
*[[ | *[[Upper respiratory tract infections|Upper]] and [[lower respiratory tract infections]], which go hand in hand with [[COPD]] and [[Asthma]]. | ||
*[[Multidisciplinary team]] | |||
*[[Screening]] | *[[Screening]] | ||
*[[Psychiatric]], especially [[depression]] | *[[Psychiatric]], especially [[depression]] | ||
*GU problems | *GU problems | ||
*[[Contraception]] | *[[Contraception]] - including [[Starting the pill|starting someone on the pill]]. | ||
*[[ | *[[STIs]] | ||
* | *[[Minor injuries]]. | ||
*[[Dermatology]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:28, 6 March 2013
You need good general knowledge
It is difficult to write good notes on General Practice. There are no real new areas to cover, just a different take on the knowledge you do know. Everything you see in the hospital is serious, yet the vast majority of problems in health are not terribly serious. Someone has a "fit" - in hospital they have epilepsy; in primary care, they might just have fainted, or had a panic attack - its not always serious.
So what do I learn?
It's hard for the medical school to write exam questions, and thus hard for you to prepare for them. Basically, read through the Specialities section, making sure you have a rough idea of the body and how it works, reading the key clinical conditions, and trying not to sound too dum.
Key problems
- Health Promotion, smoking, immunisation and lifestyle improvements, such as exercise to prevent obesity.
- Upper and lower respiratory tract infections, which go hand in hand with COPD and Asthma.
- Multidisciplinary team
- Screening
- Psychiatric, especially depression
- GU problems
- Contraception - including starting someone on the pill.
- STIs
- Minor injuries.
- Dermatology