What is PCP exactly

What exactly is a “PCP”?

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What exactly is the difference between an “Internist” and a “Family Practitioner”? We’re looking 4 a new PCP

Q: (Primary Care Physician) since we are so disappointed with our current one. When I consulted our Health Plan’s online Provider Directory asking for a list of PCPs in our area, they listed both Family Practitioners and Internists. Which do you think are better qualified for being a PCP and why, please, along with explaining the difference between the two. THANK YOU, in advance!Oops! May have spelled “Internest” wrong? (I had “Internist”) — just don’t want anyone to confuse it with an “Intern”. Also, perhaps this makes a difference, my husband and I are in our mid-50’s. Thanks so much for your patience in my making the question clearer.

A: An Internest (Internal Medicine/Adult Medicine) is specialized in adult medicine, whereas a family practitioner is trained in both adult and pediatric medicine, so a family practitioner would be able to care for the whole family, young and old, whereas an internest would only be able to care for adults.If you are looking for convenience, then a family practitioner is the choice, but if you want good quality of care, an internest for the adult members and a pediatrician for the kids would be a wiser route to go with. Since internests and pediatricians are “specialized” in their care for the specific patient population, they will more than likely be more knowledgeable about the various illnesses that can plague their patients, whereas a family practitioner can be said to “know a little about everything, but not a lot about anything,” so he will more than likely refer you to a speciailist at each visit.

What exactly is PCP (AKA Angle dust)?

Q: What affects does it have on the body? The Mind? Where does it come from?

A: PCP, or phencyclidine, is a numbing agent and a hallucinogen. It causes the user to feel distant and estranged, as well as causing slurred speech, loss of coordination, and diarrhea. In high doses, it causes your blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration to drop. This may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, nystagmus, drooling, loss of balance, and dizziness. High doses of PCP can also cause seizures, coma, and death (though death more often results from accidental injury or suicide during PCP intoxication). High doses can cause symptoms that mimic schizophrenia, such as delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, disordered thinking, a sensation of distance from one’s environment, and catatonia. Speech is often sparse and garbled.

what exactly is pcp? :/?

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A: If you are referring to the drug, it is an animal tranquilizer that creates dissociative effects in humans. A dissociative effect is one where your behavior and thoughts are separated from normal patterns. So, something that you normally find to be a little bit annoying, such as hearing your phone ring and answering the call right after the other person hangs up, causes you to fly into an uncontrollable rage where you could hurt yourself or someone else. People use the drug because mild dissociation seems like living in a vivid dream, but the drug’s effects are so unpredictable, most people stay away from it.