--- title: The GP, the family doctor and the nurse — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «The GP, the family doctor and the nurse», a lesson of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: In the UK your first stop for most health problems is the GP, the general practitioner or family doctor, who knows a little about --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/) / The GP, the family doctor and the nurse # The GP, the family doctor and the nurse Lesson 25 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 13 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/0/) — In the UK your first stop for most health problems is the GP, the general practitioner or family doctor, who knows a little about everything and sends you to a specialist when needed. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/1/) — At the surgery a doctor is like a detective: the clues are your answers, the sounds in your chest, the look of your ears and throat, and sometimes a blood test. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/2/) — That's why a good doctor asks you, not just your mum: only you know exactly where it hurts and what it feels like. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/4/) — A GP is a general practitioner, or family doctor, who looks after all kinds of health problems and refers people to specialists if needed. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/5/) — Receptionists ask what the problem is so they can find the right appointment and spot urgent cases first, sometimes with a nurse or pharmacist or by phone. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/6/) — A stethoscope lets the doctor hear the heart and lungs, and wheezes or crackles can be signs of illness. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/8/) — A child's height and weight are plotted on a growth chart to check they are growing well, and being a different size from friends is usually normal. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/9/) — Good doctors talk to children directly, because children often know best how they feel. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/10/) — A blood test takes only a little blood from the arm or hand, through a small needle, often after numbing cream, and the body replaces it quickly. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/11/) — Blood tests can check things like iron, infections and how organs are working. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/12/) — A specialist is a doctor who focuses on one part of the body or one kind of illness, and being referred doesn't mean something terrible is wrong. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/13/) — Some appointments happen by phone or video when no examination is needed, and the doctor decides if you must come in. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/14/) — In the USA and many other countries children often see a paediatrician, a children's doctor, for everyday care; in the UK children usually see a GP and meet paediatricians in hospital. - ← previous: [Sugar, teeth and the dentist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/24-sugar-teeth-and-the-dentist/) - next →: [Emergencies: ambulance, 999 and A&E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/26-emergencies-ambulance-999-and-a-and-e/) - ↑ back to [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/)