My working week 'A patient arrives at my GP surgery with Covid symptoms'
over 4 years in The guardian
Working as a GP in a deprived part of the UK has its challenges, particularly during this pandemic
My first patient is a woman who works in healthcare. She has booked a face to face GP consultation. I see her in the waiting room: she’s breathless and coughing uncontrollably. With my mask, visor and apron on, I ask her to come through to my room. Experience tells me she has Covid-19.I measure her vital signs. Her oxygen saturations are 94% on room air, which is low; I listen to her chest, which sounds fine. I tell her to go home and self-isolate, as per government guidelines, and prescribe some antibiotics. Continue reading...
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