When Someone Gets Ill

HEALTH EDUCATION - Unit 3 - EXTRA Lesson

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Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention

When Someone Gets Ill

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Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)

LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA

I will know and be able to name some tests used to determine the treatment of illnesses.

I will know and be able to define immunization and list some diseases that can be prevented by immunizations.

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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Vocabulary

treatment - special care for illness an individual should receive

immunization - giving vaccines to make people immune to certain diseases

booster - an extra dose of a vaccine that is given to maintain immunity

OPENING (Engage)

Main Idea

Many infectious diseases can be treated or prevented.

Why Learn This?

You can use what you learn to help you recover when you are ill.

WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)

READ: When Someone Gets Ill

When Alex came home from school, his head felt hot, he had a headache, and his throat was scratchy. His mom took his temperature and saw that Alex had a fever. She sent him to bed and called Dr. Fisher, the family doctor.

How does a physician decide on treatment?

Alex had an appointment with Dr. Fisher the next morning. First, Dr. Fisher asked Alex what his symptoms were and how long he had been ill. Then she gave him a physical exam. She took his temperature and blood pressure. She listened to his chest with an instrument called a stethoscope while he took deep breaths. She looked into his eyes, ears, and nose with an instrument that had a bright light.

Dr. Fisher thought Alex might have strep throat, an infection caused by bacteria. She swabbed his throat for a small sample of pathogens to grow in the lab in order to find out what they were. She said it would take a day or so to get the results. Alex also had a cough, and Dr. Fisher had heard a crackling sound from his chest when she listened to him breathing. The crackling and cough, especially with a fever, could have been signs of pneumonia, a lung infection. Dr. Fisher arranged for Alex to have a chest x-ray. The X-Ray would show any signs of infection in his lungs.

At the end of the appointment, Dr. Fisher told Alex's mother what treatment (TREET•muhnt), or special care for illness, Alex should receive. He should be given medicine for his cough, fever, and headache. He should also drink plenty of fluids and get extra rest for a few days. He would not be given an antibiotic, however, unless his test results or X ray showed he had an infection caused by bacteria.

The doctor will record your symptoms and any other signs of disease.
The doctor may listen to your heart and lungs.
The doctor may look into your eyes, nose, and ears.
The doctor may look at your throat.
The doctor may take your blood pressure.

As Alex and his mom were leaving, Dr. Fisher handed Alex's medical record to Karen, the medical records technician. Karen is responsible for keeping track of all the patients' records. Each record contains information on every office visit, lab test, and X ray for that patient. The records of patients also contain a complete history of all the vaccines they have received.

CAREER: Medical Records Technician

What They Do

Most medical records technicians work in hospitals. Some work in clinics or for doctors who have a large number of patients. In all three settings they are responsible for filing patient records and keeping them up to date. They also analyze records for various purposes. Some supervise other workers.

Education and Training

After graduating from high school, most medical records technicians earn an associate's degree in a two-year program at a college or technical school.

The next day Dr. Fisher called Alex's home. She said Alex's lab test and chest X ray showed no signs of infection caused by bacteria, so his symptoms must be caused by a virus. Therefore, an antibiotic would not help him recover from the disease. By then Alex was feeling much better. His immune system was fighting the virus, and he was well on his way to recovery.

How can some infectious diseases be prevented?

Doctors can't cure diseases like Alex's that are caused by viruses. However, they can prevent some of them with immunization (ih•myuh•nuh•ZAY•shuhn), that is, by giving vaccines to make people immune to the diseases.

Most diseases that can be prevented by immunization are diseases that spread easily among people. Measles, mumps, and rubella are good examples. They used to spread quickly from one child to another in families and at school. Measles and rubella cause a combination of symptoms including a fever and a rash. Mumps causes a painful swelling of glands under the jaw.

RECOMMENDED VACCINATIONS

When Alex's dad was a boy, measles spread through his first-grade class. First one child, and then another, came down

with the measles rash. Alex, on the other hand, has never had measles. No one else in his class has, either. This is because Alex and his classmates were immunized against measles when they were babies. At the same time they were also immunized against rubella and mumps.

Alex's mom says he needs a booster this year for measles, mumps, and rubella. A booster is an extra dose of a vaccine that is given to maintain immunity. Alex, who is eleven, wonders what other boosters he may need. Look at the table of recommended vaccines. Which boosters does Alex need? Chances are, you will soon need the same boosters as Alex.

REMEMBER...Many infectious diseases can be treated or prevented. You can use what you learn to help you recover when you are ill.

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Standard(s)

HE5.1a - recognize the relationship between healthy behaviors and disease prevention

HE5.1b - describe and apply the basic personal health concepts of healthy eating and physical activity

HE5.1c - describe and apply the basic health concept of mental and emotional well-being

HE5.1d - describe and apply the basic health concept of personal hygiene and safety

HE5.1e - distinguish the short and long-term physical effects of use and/or misuse of substances

HE5.1f - identify trusted adults and when it might be important to seek health care or emergency help for themselves or others

HE5.1g - identify the changes that occur during puberty

HE5.1h - distinguish between tattling, reporting aggression, bullying, cyberbullying, and violence (physical and/or sexual) and how to report these instances

HE5.1i - identify strategies to avoid physical fighting and violence

HE5.2a - evaluate the influence of family and peers on personal health behaviors and decisions

HE5.2b - describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors

HE5.2c - explain how media/technology influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors

HE5.3a - identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services

HE5.3b - access resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information

HE5.3c - assess the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services

HE5.4a - apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health

HE5.4b - model effective nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflicts

HE5.4c - demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health and the health of others

HE5.5a - identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision

HE5.5b - list healthy options and possible consequences to a health-related issue or problem

HE5.5c - predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision

HE5.5d - analyze when assistance is needed in making a health-related decision

HE5.5e - choose a healthy option when making a decision

HE5.5f - describe the outcomes of a health-related decision

HE5.6a - set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement

HE5.6b - identify and utilize resources to assist in achieving a personal health goal

HE5.7a - practice responsible personal health choices

HE5.7b - demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to preserve or enhance personal health

HE5.7c - model a variety of behaviors that prevent or decrease health risks to self and/or others

HE5.8a - review accurate information and develop an opinion about a health issue

HE5.8b - advocate for positive health choices

Essential Question(s)

How does a physician decide on treatment?
How can some infectious diseases be prevented?

Big Idea(s)

A physician decides on treatment by asking questions: "what are your symptoms" and "how long have you been ill?" Then s/he might give you a physical exam, take your temperature, blood pressure, and listen to your heart and lungs while breathing deeply using an instrument called a stethoscope. Doctor will also look into your eyes, ears, nose, and throat with an instrument that has a bright light. Doctor may also order some additional tests.
Doctors can't cure diseases that are caused by viruses, but some infectious diseases can be prevented with immunization, or by giving vaccines to make people immune to the diseases.

RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

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DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials

Your Health: Teacher's Edition - Grade 5. Harcourt Brace & Company. 1999.

Technology

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