HLTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Urinary Tract Infection, Alternative Medicine, Health System
10 May 2017
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Chapter will help you develop skills both to identify and manage medical problems and to help make the health care system work efficiently for you. Self care- one needs to learn to be a good observer of own body and assess symptoms. One should be able to decide when to seek help and when one can deal safely with the problem on their own. How to safely and effectively self treat or how to develop partnership with physicians and to carry out treatment plans. Self assessment- symptoms are often an expression of body"s attempt to heal itself. Carefully observing symptoms also lets us identify signals that suggest you need professional help. You can also monitor your body"s vital signals such as bp, blood sugar, fever, heart rate, pregnancy detection and urinary tract infections. This knowledge can help when to seek medical help or when to self treat. Severe- if the symptom is severe or intense, medical help is advised.
