Differences in patient management...?

Question

I have a medical uni interview and was wondering what the differences between primary care level patient management and secondary level patient management was (difference in patient care in GP surgeries and hospitals) Thanks so much for all your help xXx

Answer 1

In primary care the physician tends to frequently know the patient or at least their medical history so can adjust his treatment based on this. Secondary care tends to just be about the acute condition they have presented with.

Answer 2

Primary care, as you said is your first point of call (usually), your GP and nurse. They deal with generalised problems and can diagnose and treat non-specialised conditions, i.e. the common cold, infections and most things that can be treated with tablets. Practice nurses however, may look at the long term care of common conditions i.e. diabetes and asthma. They usually act as the gateway to secondary care, i.e. hospitals, where consultants/physios are specialists in specific fields, and can provide a full diagnosis (through hospital tests) and provide full care - by inital tretment and/or surgery and then by meeting with the consultant/treatment nurse to develop long term action plans.
Hope this helps, and ifthats the question you worried about most, I'm sure the interview has gone great!