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PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY MEDICINE – HND FAMILY HEALTH MEDICINE SPECIALIST NOTES
| Institution | Kenya Medical Training College |
| Course | NOTES |
| Year | 1st Year |
| Semester | Unknown |
| Posted By | Educators Library Kenya |
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| Pages | 34 Pages |
| File Size | 953.39 KB |
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The Principles of Family Medicine form the foundation of holistic, continuous, and patient-centred healthcare delivery in the Higher National Diploma (HND) in Clinical Medicine and Surgery – Family Health Medicine Specialist training. These principles guide healthcare providers in managing patients across all ages, diseases, and healthcare settings while focusing on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and health promotion.
Family medicine emphasizes the person rather than the disease, integrating biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors in clinical decision-making.
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KMTC: RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE LECTURE NOTES
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Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can develop when strep throat or scarlet fever isn't properly treated , it can caused rheumatic heart disease . Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with group A beta hemolytic streptococcus bacteria.
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KMTC: RHEUMATIC FEVER LECTURE NOTES
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Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with Streptococcus bacteria (such as Strep throat or scarlet fever).
This disease is a multisystem inflammatory disease which can affect the heart, joints, skin and brain.
It is an immunologically mediated.
It can be acute or chronic.
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Ingestion of toxin substances is a common problem in the pediatric age group.
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Majority of poison are ingested by children at home, include products that are familiar and visual appealing due to glossy packing.
The inherent curiosity and tendency for exploration in children contributes the high incidence of accidental poisoning below 5 years of age.
Usually classified as accidental, homicidal or suicidal, whereas in a majority of cases are accidental
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KMTC: PERITONITIS LECTURE NOTES
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KMTC: OTITIS MEDIA LECTURE NOTES
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Definition: Presence of a middle ear infection
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Otitis Media with Effusion: presence of nonpurulent fluid within the middle ear cavity
OM is the second most common clinical problem in childhood after upper respiratory infection
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