Short Concepts
Cancer → Growth of cells which gets mutated badly.
Cells concept
- Cell consist of nucleus which contains DNA.
- Apoptosis → natural deadth of cells in multicellular organism.
- In cancer the cell doesn't die they replicate and form tumour.
- If not treated they can transfer from one body part to another.
- Cytotoxix → medicine to kill cells but they also kill other good cell
- So, nano-technology is used.
- Or laser is used to kill those cells
Reactions of medicine
- Main purpose called pharmalogical effect
- Side effect → secondary pharmalogical effect
Indicators of health
- Indicators of health are measures of health state of one country with another for the assesment of
health care needs for monitoring and evolution of health services, activities and health programs.
- According to WHO, indicators are variables which helps to measusre changes, often they are used
particularly when the changes cannot be measured directly.
For example : Health and Nutritional state
Characteristics of indicators
- Valid
- Reliable
- Sensitivity
- Specific
- Feasiable (data obtainable)
- Relevant
Types of indicators
- Mortality (death rate)
- Morbality (disease)
- Disability
- Nutritional
- Environmental
- Health Policy
- Health care delivery and utilization
- Social and mental health
- Socio-economic
Extra concepts
- Reflexology :
- Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medical practice involving the
application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and/or hands. This is done
using thumb, finger and hand massage techniques without the use of oil lotion.
Concept of disease
Agents of disease
One disease can lead to another.
Extra concepts
- Potential of disease
- mild
- moderate
- severe → very critical, or life threatening like cancer last stage.
- QOL → Quality of life → When we know how long a person going to live. Only symptoms are removed.
- Feeling not well → illness
- Social connection is disturbed → sickness
