Tips on Choosing and Communicating with Doctor In The Right

Treatment is not easy. We should be able to find the right doctor. In addition, we must be able to express grievances precisely so that we can produce a doctor's choice of accurate analysis. We should also be able to capture a variety of explanations physicians about the disease, the healing process (including medicine), as well as comply with the advice and counsel.In terms of choosing a doctor, are now widely available option. Health services in Indonesia consists of three layers, from the bottom of the general practitioners / family physicians, medical specialists and super specialist care by a specialist consultant. People can choose a general practitioner, a specialist, or even directly go to a specialist consultant. Even so, ideally utilization of health services carried out in stages, beginning from the lowest level.

Various Physician Competency 
General practitioners:Competence to deal with common problems such as infection, sore pains, digestive disorders, nutritional problems such as early-stage diabetes mellitus, degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis early level and some annoyances senses. General practitioners have extensive knowledge but not in, so it's easy for him to communicate with patients and know when patients have to be sent to a specialist.
Specialist:Competence to deal with problems such as heart disease specialist, hormonal abnormalities, severe lung disease, advanced diabetes, and others.

Specialist Consultant:Is a doctor who deepen their knowledge of a particular system such as the gastrointestinal tract, nervous system, eyes, ears, heart, and so on.Usually, the person skilled in the field, the lack of sharpness of his analysis in other fields. Therefore, many physicians and other health professionals from various fields specialists often work together to cure a disease.

How to Communicate with a Doctor?The importance of patient-physician communicationAny smart as a doctor, he still needs help and information from the patient and the person who drove. In addition, to ensure that there are no errors in patient care, it is important we also ask the doctor a lot about the ins and outs of medicine and the healing process of the patient. Remember!! Good communication can produce satisfactory results. Therefore, during a visit to the doctor you should:

•  Expressing any concerns clearly. If necessary, take the patient's medical history.
•  If patients are taking the drug, show drugs taken.
•  If your doctor prescribes medication, ask your name, usability, usage rules, and side effects of the drug.
• Ask the necessary measures if there is a side effect of medication or if miss a dose.
• Ask and listen good food, drinks, activities, and / or other medications that should be avoided.
• If there is a further examination of the doctor, ask follow-up inspection purpose and meaning of the evaluation.
• Report any new symptoms that appear after the patient takes the medicine given by the doctor.
• Ask outcomes, such as blood pressure after patients taking the medicine.
• Observe if the doctors recommend patients see a medical specialist.
• If the patient is advised to be hospitalized, ask why. In this situation, careful consideration is required to be treated there.

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