Health 10 First Quarter Review PDF

HEALTH 10 First Quarter COMPONENTS OF CONSUMER hazardous substances, and/or a combination of and/or a derivative thereof (FDA Act, 2009). HEALTH – L.1...

HEALTH 10 First Quarter COMPONENTS OF CONSUMER hazardous substances, and/or a combination of and/or a derivative thereof (FDA Act, 2009). HEALTH – L.1 3. Healthcare Service: refers to the furnishing CONSUMER HEALTH: It is not just about buying health of medicines, medical or surgical treatments, products and services but also about making decisions nursing, hospital service, dental service, and having a clear and deeper understanding to make optometric service, and complementary health wise choices. services. THREE COMPONENTS GUIDELINES ON THE PURCHASE OF 1. Health Information: is any concept, step, or advice that various sources give to aid the health GOODS AND SERVICES 1. Evaluate which products and services will be status of an individual. All information about beneficial, harmful, or useless. the health products is include in this area. It 2. Know the local laws and regulations that gives the materials used in manufacturing the protect consumers. product, date, uses, expirations, and even 3. Locate dependable medical, dental, and cautions. nursing services. 4. Apply knowledge acquired with respect to personal and environmental health in the purchase of personal goods and services. How to be a Wise Consumer? - 1. Gather correct and Sufficient Information. RELIABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION: 2. Compare and Contrast details of available a. Medical and health professionals (Family and products. School Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Health Science 3. Inquire for more and Review if possible. Educators) b. Government agencies like the Department of HEALTH SERVICES Health (DOH), Food and Drug Administration - are usually offered by healthcare providers. “A (FDA), Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD), healthcare provider is a trained professional who Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provides people with healthcare.” Health services c. Websites ending in gov, edu, and org. are offered by health service providers. d. Local Health Officials 1. Health Professionals: These are individuals e. Educational Institutions who are licensed to practice medicine and UNRELIABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION: other allied health programs and work in the a. Outdated customs, practices, and superstitions medical profession. without scientific basis 2. Health Facilities: these are places or b. Information based on ignorance and prejudice institutions that offer healthcare services. c. Commercialized health information 3. Health Insurance: it is a financial agreement d. Personal options and incomplete formation between an insurance company and an e. Quack or pseudo healers individual or group for the payment of *Criteria in Assessing Health Information: healthcare costs. Philippine Insurance Corporation (PHILHEALTH): is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) created through Republic act 7875, also known as the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act of 1995. It 2. Health Products: are food, drugs, aims to provide health insurance coverage for cosmetics, devices, biological, vaccines, in- all Filipinos and ensure affordable, acceptable, vitro diagnostic reagents, household/urban FIRST QUARTER W.T HEALTH 10 First Quarter available, and accessible health care services for all 17. RADIOLOGIST – specializes in the use of citizens of the Philippines. radiologic machine or x-ray machine in PHILHEALTH Vision: diagnosing and treatment of diseases. - “Bawat Pilipino Miyembro, 18. ORTHOPEDIST – specializes in correcting Bawat Miyembro Protektado, deformities of the musculo-skeletal system by Kalusugan ng Lahat Protektado” means of surgery. TYPES OF PHYSICIANS 1. PEDIATRICIAN – specializes in children’s health care and treatment of diseases. 2. PSYCHIATRIST – specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders 3. OBSTETRICIAN – specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth. 4. OPHTHALMOLOGIST – specializes in diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and disorders. 5. ANESTHESIOLOGIST – specializes in administering various anesthetics to assure proper operative procedures. 6. DERMATOLOGIST – specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. 7. CARDIOLOGIST – specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of the heart and blood vessels. 8. ALLERGIST – specializes in diagnosing and treating the body reactions resulting from unusual sensitivity to food, medicine, dust, and other substances. 9. PULMONOLOGIST – specializes in diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract. 10. NEUROLOGIST – specializes in providing diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases of the nervous system. 11. GASTROENTEROLOGIST – specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the gastrointestinal system. 12. GERIATRICIAN – specializes in care of elderly and the diseases that affect them. 13. SURGEON – specializes in performing surgical operation in treating diseases, injuries and deformities. 14. UROLOGIST – specializes in diseases and abnormalities of the gastro-urinary tract. 15. GYNECOLOGIST – specializes in diseases and care of the female reproductive organs. 16. INTERNIST – specializes in diagnosis of non- surgical treatment of diseases of internal organs. FIRST QUARTER W.T