Traditionally the Dr's role, other health care professions such as nurses, dentists, chiropodists and physiotherapists may also prescribe medicine
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What does surgery mean?
A process to help recover a patient from an illness e.g.cancerous tumours such as breast lumps may be removed by surgery if cancer is at an early stage. Older people may require joint removement
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What does radiotherapy mean?
Treatment using high-energy radiation, planned by skilled radiotherapists, often used to treat cancer, can be used to treat non-cancerous tumours
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What is an organ transplant?
Moving a body part or organ from one persons body to another, most commonly performed transplants are the kidneys followed by the liver
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What does 'rehabilitation' mean?
To enable a person to recover from an accident, serious illness or recovery from addiction and to live as far as possible
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What are 'self-help groups?'
Groups formed by people who share a common issue, members provide advice, care and support for each other
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What is 'psychotherapy?'
Used to treat emotional and mental health conditions
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What are 'complementary therapies?'
Range of treatments designed to treat the whole person rather than the symptoms of thier disease e.g. acupuncture, massages, reflexeology
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What is conventional medical treatment?
Treating an individuals symptoms or disease by using drugs, radiation or surgery
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What equipment could be provided to help support people to be independent?
Walking stick, walking frame, wheelchair (manual or electric), adapted shopping trolleys, stairlifts and adapted cars
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What appliances could be provided to help support people to be independent?
Special cutlery, feeding cups, special dining chairs, walk-in baths and showers, raised toilet seat and adapted computer keyboards
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What technology could be provided to help support people to be independent?
Adapted computers, wheelchair access to all learning spaces, additional time in exam, enlarged text for people with poor vision
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How can helping someone with personal care affect them physically?
Keeping them clean to protect them from any illnesses, having a better hygiene routine
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What is 'domiciliary care?'
Provide support for people living in thier own homes
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What tasks might a home assistant help somone with who is recieving domiciliary care?
Help then dress/undress, help them with bath/shower and help them go to the toilet
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What is 'informal care?'
A family member or friend decides to take care of the person
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What is the 'care planning cycle?'
Assess the clients needs--Agree a care plan and the most appropriate care--Evaluate and monitor the plan--Amend the plan as necessary
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Many people have specific dietary requirements- What are Vegetarians?
Do not eat fish, meat or meat-based products including jelly
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What are Vegans?
Do not eat meat or any animal-related products including eggs, cheese, cow's or goat's milk
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What don't Muslims and Jewish people eat?
Do not eat pork and require thier meat to be killed and prepared for consumption in a particular way. Muslims eat halal products and Jews ear Kosher foods
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What do Hindu's and Sikh's not allowed to eat?
Do not eat beef
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What is 'coeliac disease?'
Immune reaction to eating gluten, a protien found in wheat, barley and rye-- requires a gluten free diet
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is a 'procedure?'
Back
A series of steps to be followed, a process of something, an action to be taken e.g. reporting accidents
Card 3
Front
Name some policies that might be in a H&SC setting?
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