To any family doctors out there, how many skin lesions do you see in a day 🩺?

[aaryanh]

I'm a 15-y/o trying to better understand skin cancer, and I came to know that family physicians see the majority of cases. I was recently reading an article saying that the average family doctor sees over 30 patients in one day (which seems like a lot), but I specifically wanted your estimate on how many of those patients come in with suspicious-looking lesions. Thanks.

-aaryan

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[smq123]

This forum is really more for dermatologists. I will move your question to the family medicine forum.

 

[deleted87716]

I don’t strip everyone down to do a full body exam, unless that’s what they’re coming in for. That hardly ever happens. I do ask about skin changes. If they draw my attention to a lesion, I examine it. If I happen to notice something in passing, I focus on it. Short of that, I’m not doing exactly what a dermatologist does.

 

[cabinbuilder]

in urgent care I see 5-10 skin complaints a day (30 patient's a day is not that many) but they come in with a specific skin complaint. I don't go fishing for lesions.