Treatment and Prevention Table

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|Medical Management or Treatment |Medical Setting |Surgical Management or Treatment |Surgical Setting |Prevention Activities |Prevention Setting | |1. Heart disease |Conventional & Alternative medicine: Vasodilator, Beta-blocker drugs, adrenergic, aspirin |Outpatient: Cardiologist office and home. |Angioplasty or even open heart surgery. |In patient: hospital. |Healthy eating, exercise, knowing family history, have annual cardiac screening done. |Outpatient: home, gym. | |2. Cancer |Radiation therapy, chemo therapy, Nutritional therapy. |Inpatient/outpatient: Hospital or Radiation outpatient clinics. |Tumor embolization, tumor removal, mastectomy, Surgical removal of infected organ or body part. |Inpatient: Hospital |Nutrition, don’t smoke, avoid prolonged times to sun, minimize red meat intake, know your family hx, have annual cancer screenings. |Outpatient: Home. | |3. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases) |Ischemic: Clot-busting drugs immediately. Aspirin, warfarin, speech therapy, physical therapy.

TIA stroke: very difficult to manage, attempt to control high blood pressure, reduce brain swelling. |Inpatient/outpatient: Hospital, rehabilitation center. |Carotid Endarterectomy, angioplasty, stent placement. |Inpatient: Hospital. |Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, exercise, and minimize foods with much fat, healthy eating overall. |Outpatient: Home, gym, support group organizations. | |4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases |Hot fluids: thin mucus in lungs.

Have patient cough: excrete mucus from lungs.

Echinacea, zinc. |Outpatient: Doctors office or at home. |If lungs affected severely: Lung Transplant |Inpatient: Hospital |Flu shot, pneumocal shot, immunizations, exercise, avoid smoking or second hand smoke. |Outpatient: Doctors office or pharmacy. | |5. Accidents (unintentional injuries) |ER visit, Doctors Visit, x-rays. Cast. |Inpatient/Outpatient: Hospital, Doctor’s office. |Bone repair surgery, vessel repair surgery, Dental Surgery, etc. |Inpatient/Outpatient: Hospital, Outpatient surgery Center. |Avoid speeding, No horse playing, be cautious, and supervise small children at all times. |Outpatient. | |6. Diabetes |Keep blood sugar levels as close to goal level as possible, balance food intake, diabetic medicine, and physical activity, maintain blood cholesterol, control blood pressure, insulin. |Outpatient: Doctors office, home. |Insulin Pump |Inpatient: Hospital |Healthy eating, exercise, reduce sugar intake, know family history, schedule regular doctor visits. |Outpatient: Home, gym. | |7. Alzheimer's disease |No treatment only management: cholinesterase inhibitor and memantine, help patient remain calm. |Inpatient/outpatient: Mostly nursing homes, home. |None |None |No way to prevent, only things that make it less likely. Reading, playing cards, working crossword puzzles, watching TV, listen to radio. |Outpatient/Inpatient: Home, nursing home. | |8. Influenza and Pneumonia |Antibiotic, rest fluids, inhaler, nebulizer, antibiotic through IV, Respiratory Therapy, Oxygen Therapy. |Outpatient/Inpatient:

Home, doctor’s office, hospital. |None |None |Stop smoking, stay away from people that have a cold, wash hands, vaccination, exercise, Vitamin C. |Outpatient: Home or doctor’s office. | |9. Nephritis(lupus) |Corticosteroids, immunosuppressive drugs, Cytoxan, Imuran, cellapt. |Outpatient: Doctor’s office. |Kidney transplant |Inpatient: Hospital. |No known prevention. But there is ways to help manage flare-ups: avoid sunlight, stress, and lack of sleep, good diet, and exercise. |Outpatient: Home. | |10. Septicemia |Broad spectrum antibiotics, Intravenous fluids, ventilation, plasma. |Inpatient: Hospital ICU. |Eradication of the septic source and supportive care. |Inpatient: Hospital ICU. |Getting immediate treatment for infections. Avoid contact with people that have infection. Haemophilus Influenza B and S.pneumoniae vaccines have reduced the number of cases in children. |Outpatient: Doctor’s office. | |