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Levels of preventative care |
1. Primary prevention 2. Secondary prevention 3. Tertiary prevention |
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1. Primary prevention (true prevention) |
It precedes disease or disfunction and is implied to patients considered emotionally and physically healthy. |
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2. Secondary prevention |
Focuses on individual who are experiencing health problems or illness and are at risk for developing complications or worsening conditions. Activities are directed at diagnosis and prompt intervention to reduce severity and enabling the patients to return to normal levels of health as soon as possible. |
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Example of secondary prevention |
When someone has hypertension, (signs and symptoms) elivated blood pressure, vomiting, headaches, the doctor will give meds |
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3. Tertiary prevention |
Occurs when disability is permanent or irreversible. It involves minimizing the effects of long-term disease or |
