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This 3 page paper outlines three tasks which are the prevention and management of a potential medical crisis, the management of a treatment regimen, and controlling and hiding symptoms from casual friends and acquaintances. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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medication occasionally. Yet, when a serious condition is present, the occasional medication may be life saving. For example, someone may have a bad allergy requiring an injection to reverse anaphylaxis.
If the individual does not have an antidote with them, and an incident occurs, his or her throat could swell up and that is life threatening. Similarly, if an asthma
patient does not react quickly with a rescue inhaler, his or her condition could rapidly deteriorate. Diabetics can go into shock and go into a coma if they do not
get sugar quickly during a reaction. Three major tasks of adapting to chronic illness, as outlined by a student, are the prevention and management of a potential medical
crisis, the management of a treatment regimen, and controlling and hiding symptoms from casual friends and acquaintances. There are many chronic diseases that people may possess. Diabetes, asthma and allergies
have already been used as examples, but there are many other conditions for which proper maintenance is necessary. Epilepsy, AIDS, Hepatitis, and coronary heart disease are some others.
The first major task in adapting to chronic illness is prevention and management of a potential medical crisis. These are important things. Prevention of a medical crisis is prudent, but
being prepared is imperative. For example, some physicians will prescribe certain medication for asthma patients to prevent future episodes. However, the patient must be prepared with a plan if the
preventative measures do not work. This means keeping medication at home, and knowing when and how to use it. Knowing when to call the doctor or visit the emergency room
is also important. This is an example using one chronic condition, but anyone with a chronic disease needs to know what they can do to prevent attacks and lead a
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