Doctors' offices are the primary place where ambulatory care is given, and are often the first place that a sick person would go for care, except in an emergency, in which case one would go to an emergency department at a hospital.[3]
In developed countries, where health services are guaranteed by the state in some form, most medical visits to doctors take place in their offices. In the United States, where this is not the case, many people who cannot afford health insurance or doctor's visits must either go to free or reduced-cost clinics or an emergency department at a hospital for care, instead of a doctor's office.[4]
For healthy people, most visits to doctors' offices revolve around a once-yearly recommended physical examination. This exam usually consists of gathering information such as a patient's blood pressure, heart rate, weight, and height, along with checking for any irregularities or signs of illness around the body.[5] GPs will also ask the patients about any mental health problems that they may be experiencing, and may refer them to a psychiatrist for further examination in the event that they do indeed have such problems. If there are any other health problems that must be addressed by a medical specialist, such as a cardiologist, a referral will be given.[5]
The staff of a doctor's office usually consists of nurses, receptionists, and doctors. Sometimes, many doctors of different medical specialties may be housed in one building, allowing easy referrals.
FacilitiesEdit
Doctors' offices can range from spartan to luxurious. A basic office usually consists of a waiting room and examination room(s). Examination rooms usually consist of an examination table, upon which the patient sits or lies down, and various other equipment, depending on the office. Examples of the equipment found in an examination room include:[6]
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Three articles on "The Doctor's Office" in the journal Modern American History.
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doctor, office, historic, office, building, doctor, office, plantersville, alabama, doctor, office, american, english, doctor, surgery, british, english, doctor, practice, medical, facility, which, more, medical, doctors, usually, general, practitioners, recei. For the historic office building see Doctor s Office Plantersville Alabama A doctor s office in American English a doctor s surgery in British English or a doctor s practice is a medical facility in which one or more medical doctors usually general practitioners GP receive and treat patients 1 2 An examination room in a typical doctor s office Note the examination table a key feature of almost all such rooms worldwide Contents 1 Description 2 Facilities 3 References 4 Further readingDescription EditDoctors offices are the primary place where ambulatory care is given and are often the first place that a sick person would go for care except in an emergency in which case one would go to an emergency department at a hospital 3 In developed countries where health services are guaranteed by the state in some form most medical visits to doctors take place in their offices In the United States where this is not the case many people who cannot afford health insurance or doctor s visits must either go to free or reduced cost clinics or an emergency department at a hospital for care instead of a doctor s office 4 For healthy people most visits to doctors offices revolve around a once yearly recommended physical examination This exam usually consists of gathering information such as a patient s blood pressure heart rate weight and height along with checking for any irregularities or signs of illness around the body 5 GPs will also ask the patients about any mental health problems that they may be experiencing and may refer them to a psychiatrist for further examination in the event that they do indeed have such problems If there are any other health problems that must be addressed by a medical specialist such as a cardiologist a referral will be given 5 The staff of a doctor s office usually consists of nurses receptionists and doctors Sometimes many doctors of different medical specialties may be housed in one building allowing easy referrals Facilities EditDoctors offices can range from spartan to luxurious A basic office usually consists of a waiting room and examination room s Examination rooms usually consist of an examination table upon which the patient sits or lies down and various other equipment depending on the office Examples of the equipment found in an examination room include 6 Adhesive bandages Antiseptics Blood pressure cuff Cotton pads Cotton swabs Eye chart First aid kit Gauze Gloves Hand sanitizer Hygiene wipes Hypodermic needles Microscope Ophthalmoscope Otoscope Paper cups Paper towels Reflex hammer Scale Sink Stethoscope Thermometer Tissues Tongue depressor Tuning fork Tweezers X rayReferences Edit Definition at The Free Dictionary surgery noun ADVICE definition in British English Dictionary amp Thesaurus Cambridge Dictionary Online NHS Services in England NHS services explained Your local GP practice NHS Choices 28 January 2013 Retrieved 11 October 2014 How to Get Health Care While Uninsured The Billfold a b Annual Physical Exams What to Expect Kristen s GuideFurther reading Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doctors offices Three articles on The Doctor s Office in the journal Modern American History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Doctor 27s office amp oldid 1089767554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
