What is family medicine?
A branch of medicine that provides long-term, general health care for all individuals.
What does preventative medicine means?
It focuses on preventing diseases from occurring rather than curing them.
What is jaundice?
Yellowish coloring of the skin caused by excessive levels of bilirubin in the blood.
What is a check up?
Medical examination performed periodically to evaluate a patient's health even if they have no apparent diseases.
What is bili light?
Light terapy tool used to treat jaundice in newborns.
What is a polypharmacy?
The use of too many medications at once.
What is dizziness?
A condition in which a person feels as if they are spinning and that they might fall over.
My 72-year-old patient will be referred to the pediatrics/geriatrics department.
Geriatrics
What are bed sores?
Skin wounds caused by too much pressure cutting off blood circulation to a part of the body.
The inability to control one's bladder or bowel movements is called...
Incontinence
