GP Note
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Kate Robinson
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General Practitioner
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A structured template for documenting general practice consultations, including presenting problems, examination findings, assessments, and plans. It supports concise recording of multiple issues while retaining relevant clinical history and management details.
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?Cough and Fever- 3/7 productive cough with green sputum, tactile fevers, coryza, sore throat
- nil haemoptysis, nil SOB, nil chest pain
- PHx: mild asthma (uses salbutamol (Ventolin®) 100 mcg INH PRN), ex-smoker
- SHx: lives with partner, works in office
Repeat medications
- requests repeat of regular antihypertensives
- compliant with meds, nil side effects, home BP readings averaging 125/75
?R knee pain
- mentioned at end of consult: 2/52 history of R medial knee pain, mild swelling, stiffness in morning, nil locking or giving way
- onset after long hike, nil acute trauma
oe \bp 128/78 \wt 84
- Temp 37.6 °C, SpO2 98 %, HR 82 bpm
- Looks well, nil increased WOB
- Ears: R) normal canal, TM nad, L) normal canal, TM nad
- Pharynx mildly erythematous, nil exudate, nil cervical lymphadenopathy
- HSD nil murmurs - regular
- Chest clear and equal - no creps or wheezes
- Abdo SNT, no signs peritonism. Nil organomegaly. Nil masses. Nil flank tenderness.
- R knee: mild joint effusion, tender medial joint line, ROM full, McMurray's negative, ligaments stable
Imp: Cough and Fever, viral URTI, acute bronchitis
- Repeat medications, essential hypertension
- R knee pain, osteoarthritis, medial meniscal tear
Plan
- Weight-bearing X-ray R knee, routine bloods for annual hypertension screen
- Regular medicines were repeated; paracetamol (Panadol®) 1,000 mg PO QID PRN and ibuprofen (Nurofen®) 400 mg PO TID PRN for fever and knee pain; symptomatic URTI management discussed, return if worsening SOB or persistent fever > 5/7
- Referral to physiotherapy for R knee strengtheningUnderstood. I will adhere strictly to the template structure and formatting constraints.
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