General Practitioner Template
DG Family Physician note
A professional General Practitioner template for healthcare professionals.
About this template
Need a clear and concise way to document patient visits? This **medical progress note example** is designed for General Practitioners. It provides a structured format to capture subjective information, objective findings, assessment, and a detailed plan for each patient encounter. This template helps GPs efficiently record patient history, examination results, diagnoses, and treatment plans. With Heidi, this template can be quickly populated from a recorded consultation, saving valuable time and ensuring comprehensive documentation. This template is ideal for busy practices looking to streamline their note-taking process and improve patient care. The date of this example is 1 November 2024.
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**Subjective:**
- Patient presents today with a three-day history of a sore throat, cough, and runny nose. Reports feeling generally unwell with fatigue. No fever reported.
- **PMH** (if applicable)
- Nil known
- **Medications** (if applicable)
- Paracetamol as needed
- **Social history** (if applicable)
- Non-smoker, drinks alcohol occasionally. Works as an accountant.
- **Allergies** (if applicable)
- NKDA
**Objective:**
- Temp: 37.2°C, BP: 120/80 mmHg, HR: 80 bpm, RR: 16 breaths/min, SpO2: 98% on room air.
- General: Patient appears tired but is in no acute distress.
- ENT: Mildly erythematous pharynx. No tonsillar exudates. Mild nasal congestion.
- Chest: Clear to auscultation bilaterally.
**Assessment:**
1. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Assessment, likely diagnosis for Issue 1 (condition name only)
- Viral upper respiratory tract infection.
- Differential diagnosis for Issue 1 (only if applicable)
- Bacterial pharyngitis, influenza.
**Plan:**
Diagnosis discussed with pt.
- Investigations planned for Issue 1 (only if applicable)
- None required.
- Treatment planned for Issue 1 (only if applicable)
- Advised rest, fluids, and paracetamol for symptomatic relief.
- Relevant referrals for Issue 1 (only if applicable)
- None.
2. Nil
- Assessment, likely diagnosis for Issue 2 (condition name only)
- N/A
- Differential diagnosis for Issue 2 (only if applicable)
- N/A
- Investigations planned for Issue 2 (only if applicable)
- N/A
- Treatment planned for Issue 2 (only if applicable)
- N/A
- Relevant referrals for Issue 2 (only if applicable)
- N/A
3. Nil
- Assessment, likely diagnosis for Issue 3, 4, 5 etc (condition name only)
- N/A
- Differential diagnosis for Issue 3, 4, 5 etc (only if applicable)
- N/A
- Investigations planned for Issue 3, 4, 5 etc (only if applicable)
- N/A
- Treatment planned for Issue 3, 4, 5 etc (only if applicable)
- N/A
- Relevant referrals for Issue 3, 4, 5 etc (only if applicable)
- N/A
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