T-suite Health Information Advocate

31/01/2025

05/04/2022

* HYPERTENSION.

Hypertension has been described as the silent killer and now very rampant even among young people,although symptoms are usually absent ,persistently elevated blood pressure causes long term damage to numerous organs in the body and can result to cardiovascular diseases,kidney disease,stroke.

*The normal blood pressure according to America Heart Association (AHA) according to age is as follows👇

18 - 65 : Less than or equal to 130/80

65 - 79: Less than or equal to 140/80

Above 80years: less than or equal to 140/80

Blood pressure is considered normal when it's between 90/60 and 120/80.

Any BP between 120/80 and 140/90 is at risk of high BP (when you're age

22/03/2022

*Self medication a kiss to death

*Self Medication: the act or process of medicating oneself especially without the advice of a physician.

Reasons for self medication
The most common reasons for self-medication were the non-seriousness of the illness, easy access to a pharmacy store, the ability to save necessary medications at home, the inconvenience of using health insurance, and the availability of health or drug information on the internet.

Self-medication can lead to drug addiction, allergy, habituation, worsening of ailment, incorrect diagnosis and dosage, or even disability and pre-mature death.

Self-medication can be avoided by:

Attending behavioral programs to understand stress management techniques and gain confidence.

Understanding ways to manage the symptoms or stress factors and use appropriate treatment options.

Improving the understanding of label and leaflet accompanying the medication.

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Found on Google from redcarehmo.com

02/03/2022

Essence of Documentation in Health Care facility.
Documentation is the act of gathering together in written form, all the social or a personal identification data or information about a patient.
A Health information managers are the initiator of patients documentation in any hospital before commencement of other professionals.
Documentation of patient information is very important in an health care environment...
1. For proper identification of patient
2. To avoid litigation
3.For continuity of care
4.To give quality care to patient.
The role of Health Information Manager's in documentation facilitates follow-up care which in turns brings smiles on the faces of patients.

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