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Chapter 15 Conventional and Complementary Medicine: Skills for the Health Care Consumer

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Chapter 15

Conventional and Complementary

Medicine: Skills for the Health Care Consumer

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Self-Care: Managing Medical Problems Self Assessment Decision Making: Knowing When to See a Physician

Severe Unusual Persistent Recurrent

Emergencies: Major trauma or injury Uncontrollable bleeding Severe shortness of breath Persistent abdominal pain Poisoning or drug overdose Loss of consciousness Stupor, drowsiness, or disorientation Severe or worsening reaction to an insect bite or sting

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Self-Treatment: Many Options Watchful waiting Nondrug options Self-medication

1. Read labels2. Do not exceed the recommendation3. Use caution4. Select medications with one ingredient5. Try to buy genetic6. Never take a drug from an unlabeled container7. Pregnant and nursing8. Expiration date9. Storage of medication10. Special caution with aspirin

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Professional Medical and Health Care: Choices and Change Seeking professional medical care

Hospital emergency room Scheduling an appointment with a physician Accessing some other part of the American

medical and health care system

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Conventional Medicine “Standard Western Medicine” “Bio-medicine”

Based on the findings of a variety of biological sciences.

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Premises and Assumptions of Conventional Medicine

Hippocrates Every disease is defined by a certain pathology and set of

symptoms and the symptoms are similar in most patients suffering from that disease.

Pharmaceuticals Scientific explanation

Empirical Rational Testable Parsimonious General Tentative

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The Providers of Conventional Medicine

Medical Doctors (M.D.) Doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) Podiatrists (D.P.M.) Optometrists (O.D.) Dentists (D.D.S.) or (D.M.D.) Allied health care providers (Millions of other trained health care professionals, know as

allied health care providers Registered nurses (R.N.) Licensed vocational nurses (L.V.N.s) Occupational therapist (O.T.s) Physical therapists (P.T.) Licensed certified Athletic Trainers (L.A.T.C.s) Social workers Registered dietitians (R.D.s) Physician assistants (P.A.s) Nurse practitioners Certified nurse midwives

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Choosing a Primary Care Physician Coordinator of your medical care. Information about your Primary care doctor. Personal feelings after meeting your chosen

primary care physician. Choosing a Medical Facility.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Medical Care The Physician-Patient partnership Your appointment with your physician The diagnostic process

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Medical and Surgical Treatments Prescription medications

Medication errors Off-label drug use Online pharmacies Costs The appropriate questions to ask while seeking

treatment. Surgery

Key questions to ask before surgery

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Alternative medical system. Traditional Chinese medicine or Traditional Oriental

medicine (TCM). Acupuncture

Homeopathy Mind-Body interventions

Hypnosis Biological-based therapies

Herbal therapies

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Manipulative and Body-Based Methods. Chiropractic Touch and body manipulation Osteopathic Massage acupressure Feldenkrais Rolfing

Energy Therapies Qigong Therapeutic touch Bioelectromagnetics Reiki

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Evaluating Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Working with Your Physician. Safety Effectiveness Timing Cost

Questioning the CAM practitioner. Doing your own research. Why do consumers use complementary medicine?

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Paying For Health Care The Current System Health Insurance Traditional Fee-for-Service (Indemnity) plans Managed Care plans

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) Point-of-service (POS)

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Health Savings Accounts HSAs became available in 2004 Two parts

1. Health plan with a high deductible2. Tax-exempt personal savings account

Government programs Medicare Medicaid

Choosing a policy

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