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i am a health care professional.

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Chest pain : Chest pain "worsened by: sudden movements, pressing on the chest, exercise, bending " usually means that the chest pain is from the chest wall (ribs, muscles, ligaments). It is best to see a doctor in-person to provide you a personalized opinion

Question 2

what are types of bills causing health care to be unaffordable ?

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HEALTHCARE ?: Watch the movie SICKO by Michael Moore. The bulk of the money is kept by insurance companies . The CEO'S of most companies make 5-10 million/Yr. The companies are for profit. The business adage is to improve profit, cut costs. The insurance companies have no system of checks and balances. They arbitraliy make decisions with no medical knowledge. The President would have to make a stand to change

Question 3

why is cultural competency important for health care professionals?

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Understand the: patient. Culture affects on how we communicate and the same words mean different things in different cultures. In some cultures a woman may not wish to see a male doctor. In some cultures the person may not feel comfortable in questioning a person in authority such as a doctor. Cultural competence is essential for effective communication with the patient.

Question 4

what is maternal health care?

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Maternal medicine. : We generally use that term in reference to the health care needs of an expectant mother (pregnant woman).

Question 5

what is preventive health care?

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Preventing Disease &amp;: Preventive Medicine is the branch of medicine which deals with prevention of diseases and well being of persons and keeping people healthy
It includes advice and providing Immunisations.Physical Examinations,Screning for diseases for prevention and early diagnosis before the disease advances
Advise about proper nutrition and Exercise,smoking cessation and healthy living

Question 6

what is preventative health care?

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Proactive: This would be proactive versus reactive. Included are things like regular visits to the Dentist to prevent dental problems instead of waiting for problem to occur. Yearly physical exam with blood work to check health status before you have a problem. Eating properly and regular exercise to help prevent things like diabetes and high cholesterol, etc. Your wise choices and actions prevent conditions

Question 7

what is a health care system provider?

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See below: Anyone who provides/delivers health care - a doctor, nurse, p.A., dentist, etc.

Question 8

why is preventive health care important?

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Prevention: It allows you and your physician to work on a plan for avoiding disease or at the very least catching a problem early on when things are usually easier to treat.

Question 9

why is employee health care cost rising?

Accepted Answer

400 words or less?: Enemy is us. Inexorable pursuit of health perfection over "good." physician lack of confidence and fear in making diagnoses on history / physical. Burgeoning administration "supervising" medical care. Substandard docs and medical societies who fail to police them.  Legal system awards compensation beyond reason. Pharmaceutical, lab, imaging industries and media who market sickness to the public.

Question 10

when did obama pass the health care reform?

Accepted Answer

Early first term: This was passed as a joint activity of the US House and US Senate who modified the bill and agreed upon its provisions.  Obama did not pass the bill but signed it after the Congress passed it.  This is how all legislation is fabricated.

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