Question 1

what is family medicine?

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Family Medicine: This valued and traditional primary care of the whole person and the whole family is also known as general practice.  This is the doctor that you start with and who ages with you through your life.  This tradition, as long as it works, will lead to a life long relationship with a professional who will be your partner in your health.
Some family doctors even deliver babies as well.

Question 2

how do 'family medicine' and 'family practice' differ?

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Similar terms: A family medicine doctor is a similar term for a family practice doctor.
A family practice doctor underwent 4 years of undergraduate college training, 4 years of medical school, then 3 years of specialized training called a residency.  Residency training provides training and experience to allow them to take care of infants through the geriatric population. Some do obstetrics.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: family medicine?

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Primary Care all age: Family medicine is a medical speciality and branch of medicine which deals with comprehensive health care to patients regardless of their age or sex, particular emphasis on the whole family 
it is a speciality in breath that integrates the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences.
The scope encompasses all ages , both sexes, each organ system and every disease entity.

Question 4

is there a difference between family medicine and family practice?

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Family Doctors: No, those titles are used interchangeably. Generally 3 years of training after 4 years of medical school.

Question 5

what's family medicine? what they do?what is d future n scope in it? pls reply fast.is family medicine is good branche? waiting for quick reply.

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Treats whole family: A family doctor is trained to treat the whole family, from babies to the elderly and deals with every health issue, unlike specialists who only treat certain issues. Ideally family doctors pay attention to families as a unit and how each family member's health may affect other family members. Thus, family doctors have a holistic perspective, looking at the whole person in context of environment.

Question 6

any superspecialisation can be done after family medicine?scope of family medicine!

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Excellent: If you are a medical student , country needs primary care physicians desperately in thousands, a gratifying job. Some specialization is possible , not advanced specialities for which have to go on a different track. Good luck.

Question 7

can doctors in a family medicine practice do surgery?

Accepted Answer

Minor only: Family pactice doctor usually do minor surgery such as repair laceraton. Minor office procedures only. Some does assist in surgery as an assistant with a surgeon.Since malpractic insurance is very high even as assitant, very few fp still do assistant in surgery anymore.

Question 8

family medicine what causes cysts in the liver and in the thyroid?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: Cause of cysts in thyroid are unknown and can sometimes be due to a defect during development.  1-2 cyst in the liver is not uncommon and often benign but if many cysts are seen may be due to certain infetions.

Question 9

what is the difference between family medicine, internal medicine and general practice. ?

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The type of training: Family medicine- completed 3 years residency program after graduating from medical school during which time they rotate/work through different specialty clinics, units and hospitals.
Internal medicine-completed 3 year residency program during which they rotate through internal medicine hospital units and clinics.
General practice- starting to practice medicine after graduating from med school.

Question 10

pls help me which is best branch pulmonary medicine n family medicine? i have to opt one please help me fast

Accepted Answer

Follow your interest: These are two different pathways that involve rather different patient populations. Hopefully you have had some rotations that exposed you to what those in each area do on a daily basis. If you are truly drawn to family medicine, and can see yourself doing it for decades, go that way.You could come back to pulmonology later.If fascinated by pulmonary, go  that route.Follow your interests.

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