GP Flashcards

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What is the definition of health as laid out by the World Health Organisation?

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A state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing not just the absence of disease.

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2
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What % of healthcare happens in the primary setting?

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90%

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3
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What % of illnesses are forwarded to secondary care?

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2-4%

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4
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What are the four ethical principles that underline medical practice?

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Justice
Benefice
Non-Maleficence
Autonomy

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5
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What are the three things that make information useful when setting goals?

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Relevant to current goals
Easily memorisable and understood
Readily available

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6
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What does motivation depend on?

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Seeing the value of change and having faith in your ability to manage the change

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7
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What is self efficacy?

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Self belief to change

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What are SMART goals?

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Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Reasonable
Timely

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9
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What are the six social influences on health

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Gender
Ethnicity
Housing
Employment
Financial security
Social class

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10
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Three social factors that help people change their behaviour

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Great social pressure to change
If an individual expects a positive response from those around them
If an individual perceives that the change will coincide with their image

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11
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What is a hazard?

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Something with the potential to cause harm

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What is a risk?

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Likelihood of harm taking place

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13
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What is a risk factor?

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Something that increases risk/ the likelihood of harm occurring

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14
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What is suscepitbility?

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How likely that something will cause harm

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15
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Five types of hazards

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Biological
Chemical
Mechanical
Physical
Psychological

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16
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Examples of physical hazard

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Noise
Vibration
Height
Heat
Electricity
Confined spaces

17
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Examples of biological hazard

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Viruses
Toxins from biological sources
Spores
Fungi
Pathogenic microorganisms
Bodily fluids

18
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Examples of mechanical hazards

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Slips
Being hit my objects
Injured by equipment

19
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Examples of chemical hazards

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Drugs
Alcohol
Acids
Solvents
Fumes

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Examples of psychological factors

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Stress
Bullying
Violence from other people
Diet
Smoking
Mental health

21
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Routes of exposure to skin

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Breakage in skin
Blood
Sexual
Inhalation
Ingestion

22
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Factors that increase risk

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How much a person is exposed
How a person is exposed
Conditions of exposure

23
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What factors govern perception of risk?

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Familiarity of risk
Sense of control - voluntary risks are deemed less risky than involuntary risks
Magnitude of possible harm

24
Q

What are the three types of GP consults?

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Authoritarian or paternalistic relationship

Guidance/co-operation

Mutual participation relationship

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Describe the authoritarian consult style
The physician uses all authority and the patient has no autonomy, the patient tries hard to please the doctor and does not actively participate in their own treatment
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Describe the guidance/cooperation GP consult style
The physician exercises much authority and the patient is obedient, but has a greater feeling of autonomy and participates somewhat more active in the relationship.
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Describe mutual participation GP style
Patients take on a larger portion of responsibility for their own health through sharing of information and decision-making Patients feel a greater sense of autonomy since more participation Patient compliance is improved Patient satisfaction is improved because they have been fully informed – less likely to complain about treatment.
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What are the types of GP question types?
Open-ended question Direct question Closed question Leading question Reflected question
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Describe the open-ended question style
Not seeking a particular answer but signalling to the patient to tell them more "Tell me about the pain"
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Describe the direct question style
Asks about a specific item "Where is the pain?"
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Describe a closed question
Can only be answered with yes or no
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Describe a leading question
Prompts a certain answer "The pain is severe"
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Describe a reflective question
Allows the doctor to avoid answering a direct question "You want to know the cause of pain?"
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What are the positive ideas about health as defined by David Seedhouse?
•Health as an ideal state •Health as physical and mental fitness •Health as a commodity •Health as personal strength or ability •Health as the basis for personal potential
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What are the lay beliefs about health in comparison to professional beliefs?
Lay beliefs: Absence of disease Physical fitness Functional ability Professional: Bio-medical or scientific view, health as the absence of disease/illness and the positive/hollistic views set out by david seedhouse
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What is the afrocarribean impression of high blood pressure?
Attached different meanings to high blood pressure: •regarded it as “normal” and not as an increased risk of stroke/heart attack •were less likely to take their medication
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What is the importance of understanding the patients views upon health and normality?
Formulate a joint plan Tailor your advice in order for the patient to make an informed decision Improve compliance and your professional relationship with the patient
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What are the three separate activities carried out by the patient and doctor?
Talking together - always Doctor examining the patient - often Performing procedures - sometimes