general practitioner

general practitioner

n. Abbr. GP

A physician whose practice consists of providing ongoing care covering a variety of medical problems in patients of all ages, often including referral to appropriate specialists.

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general practitioner (GP)

Etymology: L, genus, kind; Gk, praktikos, practical

a family practice physician. See also family medicine, family practice, family practice physician.

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general practitioner,

n a medical doctor who attends to the everyday medical needs of individuals within a community.

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general practitioner

A physician who practices 'general medicine', often an older physician who did not specialize in any field of medicine after graduation from medical school. Cf Family practitioner, Generalist.

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Patient discussion about general practitioner.

Q. What is the process a general physician would use to diagnose adult ADHD? I'm have an appointment with my primary care physician to be screened for adult ADHD. Does anyone know what he will do in order to test and diagnose me?

A. Actually I was just diagnosed with ADHD. I'm 57. My doctor sent me to a phyciatrist, and he asked me several questions. Gave me a scrip and want to see me back in a month. I answered 26 questions, and he rated on my answers.