So yɛbɛkɔ akɔhwɛ oduruyɛfo? (Regular Checkups) – Momma yɛnka w’akwahosan ho asɛm!

Maame ka kyerɛ wo sɛ, "Momma yɛnkɔhwɛ oduruyɛfo." Nanso ebia woresusuw sɛ, "Me yare, enti dɛn nti na wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?", ɛnte saa? Sɛ wonyɛ yare mpo a, oduruyɛfo a wobɛkɔ akɔhwɛ daa no ho hia yiye na eye ma mmofra te sɛ wo yiye. Ɛno nti na yɛfrɛ eyi "well-child visits" wɔ Borɔfo kasa mu, efisɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn bere a wo ho ye na wowɔ apɔwmuden nkutoo! So wote ase? Ɛte sɛ nea worehwɛ w’agode no so ansa na abubu.

Enti, wunim nea enti a wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a wonyare?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn kɔhwɛ sɛ worenyin te sɛ dua na worekɔ so anya apɔwmuden anaa. Eyi yɛ hokwan pa ma oduruyɛfo no sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ sɛ wo nyin ne wo nkɔso (i.e. wo nipadua nsakrae ne w’amemene nkɔso) rekɔ yiye.

Ɛsan nso ma w’awofo nya hokwan ne oduruyɛfo no kasa fa w’ahobammɔ, w’aduan, anaa biribi foforo biara a wuhia na ama woanya apɔwmuden ho. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wuntumi nna anadwo anaasɛ w’ani nnye nnuan bi ho a, wubetumi aka nneɛma a ɛtete saa ho asɛm.

Nea ɛho hia sen biara no, eyi yɛ hokwan kɛse ma wo sɛ wubebisa nsɛm biara a wowɔ fa w’akwahosan ho! Ebia wopɛ sɛ wuhu bere tenten a ebegye na woanyin, anaasɛ sɛ wo mu duru yɛ nea ɛfata anaa. Wubetumi ahu eyinom nyinaa denam bisa a wubebisa so.

Dɛn na ɔyarehwɛfo no hwɛ mfiase no?

Sɛ wokɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn a, ebia ɔyarehwɛfo bi de wo ne wo maame bɛkɔ dan bi mu. Obedi kan ahwɛ wo nneɛma nketenkete no mu.

• Wo mu duru ne wo tenten: Wɔyɛ eyi de hwɛ sɛ ebia worenyin wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so ma wo mfe a woadi anaa. Ɛdenam eyinom a wobɛsusuw na woakyerɛw ato hɔ fi wo mmofraase so no, wubetumi anya wo nyin nhyehyɛe (i.e., sɛnea worenyin) ho adwene pa.
• Mogya Nhyɛso : Eyi kyerɛ sɛnea wo koma rebɔ mogya ntɛmntɛm ne sɛnea ɛyɛ den wɔ wo nipadua nyinaa mu. Wɔnam ahama ketewaa bi (cuff) a wode kyekyere wo basa ho na wode mframa gu mu so na esusuw eyi. Ɛbɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ den kakra, nanso ɛrenyɛ yaw. Bere a mframa no refi mu no, ɔyarehwɛfo no bɛhwɛ mita no na waka wo mogya mmoroso akyerɛ wo. Ɛtɔ da bi a, ɛtumi kɔ soro anaa ɛba fam kakra. Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo, mpɛn pii no wo de no bɛyɛ nea ɛteɛ!
• Nipadua mu hyew : Fa thermometer fa wo nipadua mu hyew .Ɛhwɛ sɛ ɛwɔ baabi a ɛfata (kyerɛ sɛ, ɛwɔ 36.1°–37.5°C ntam) anaa. Sɛ ɛboro saa a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ wowɔ atiridiinini, na wo nipadua no reko atia ɔyare mmoawa bi wɔ wo nipadua mu.

Afei ɔyarehwɛfo no bɛhwɛ w'aniso ne w'aso . Sɛ wowɔ ɔhaw biara wɔ eyinom mu biara ho a, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wokɔ aniwa ho ɔbenfo (`Aniwa ho ɔbenfo`) anaa aso ho ɔbenfo (`Aso ho ɔbenfo` / ` ENT Oprehyɛn`).

Afei, ɔyarehwɛfo no bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ fa nsu gu kuruwa ketewaa bi mu. Wɔfrɛ eyi `` Urine Sample.'' Mma ɛnhaw wo, eyi yɛ ade a ɛyɛ daa. Wo duruyɛfo betumi ahwɛ wo nsu mu ahwɛ sɛ biribi asɛe wo nipadua no anaa. Mpɛn pii no, ɔyarehwɛfo no bɛhwɛ wo nsu mu na waka sɛ, "Oo, biribiara ye!"

Wɔkyerɛw saa susudua ne sɔhwɛ mu aba yi nyinaa wɔ w’aduruyɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ mu (`Medical Chart` anaa `Medical Record`) . Afei oduruyɛfo no betumi ahwɛ wɔn nyinaa na wanya wo ho adwene pa. Afei bere aso sɛ yehyia oduruyɛfo no.

Nea edi hɔ ne Uncle Doctor... Dɛn na ɔrehwɛ?

Oduruyɛfo no ba dan no mu, serew, na obisa wo nsɛm kakraa bi. Wo ho te dɛn, so worehyia ɔhaw bi, anaasɛ worehyia ɔhaw bi? Oduruyɛfo no pɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ hu sɛ wo nipadua no reyɛ adwuma yiye na wowɔ apɔwmuden.

Nea ɛbɛyɛ na oduruyɛfo no ayɛ eyi no, ɔyɛ nea edidi so yi:

• Sɛ wode afiri a wɔde tie asɛm tie : Ebia woahu saa nsukorade a nnuruyɛfo de hyɛ wɔn kɔn mu no. Ɛno ne nea afiri a wɔde tie asɛm yɛ. Ɛma oduruyɛfo no tie wo koma bɔ ne sɛnea w'ahurututu reyɛ adwuma . Nnuruyɛfo nim sɛnea koma ne ahurututu a ɛte apɔw te te ankasa. Enti sɛ wo de no te sɛ nea ɛsono kakra a, oduruyɛfo no bɛhwehwɛ mu akɔ akyiri.
• Wɔbɛhwɛ w’aso, wo hwene, ne wo menewa mu : Nnuruyɛfo nim sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ aso, hwene, ne menewa a ɛte apɔw yɛ. Sɛ wode adwinnade ketewa bi a kanea wom (a wɔfrɛ no `otoscope`) di dwuma a, wo duruyɛfo no bɛhwɛ mmeae yi yiye. Wɔde kanea no di dwuma de hu ɔhaw biara a ɛwɔ mu, te sɛ nsu a ɛwɔ aso mu anaa ɔyare mmoawa bi.
• Wɔbɛhwɛ w’ani mu: Nnuruyɛfo nso nim nea ehia na ama obi anya aniwa a ɛte apɔw. Sɛ oduruyɛfo no de adwinnade bi a kanea wom (a wɔfrɛ no ophthalmoscope) di dwuma a, ɔbɛhwɛ retina , w’aniwa fã a hann te nka a ɛde nkrasɛm kɔ amemene no mu no. Sɛ oduruyɛfo no hyerɛn kanea bi wɔ w’ani so a, sɛ woanhinhim w’ani a, ɛnyɛ den mma no sɛ obehu ade yiye.
• Ɔde rɔba mallet ma tap ketewaa bi kɔ kotodwe no so:Ebia eyi bɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ serew kakra. Sɛ oduruyɛfo no de rɔba hama ketewa bi (`Reflex Hammer`) bɔ wo kotodwe a, wo nan no huruw kɔ soro a wonyɛ hwee, ɛnte saa? Ntease pa bi wɔ hɔ a enti ɛte saa. Eyi sɔ sɛnea wo ntini (`Nerves`) de nkrasɛm kɔ wo nipadua nyinaa mu yiye hwɛ . Sɛ wo reflexes (`Reflexes`) yɛ hama no ho biribi a, oduruyɛfo no nim sɛ wo ntini reyɛ wɔn adwuma a ɛho hia, a ɛne sɛ ɛde nkrasɛm a efi amemene ne akyi berɛmo mu bɛkɔ nipadua no mu, akyerɛ no nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ.
• Wɔbɛte wo yafunu nka: Nneɛma a ɛho hia pii wɔ wo yafunu mu – te sɛ wo yafunu, wo dwensɔtwaa, ne mmerɛbo. Nnuruyɛfo nim sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ yafunu a ɛte apɔw te nka bere a wɔde wɔn nsa ka no. Enti wɔbɛhwɛ sɛ wo yafunu nso te nka saa ara anaa.
• Ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna mu nhwehwɛmu: Ebia eyi bɛyɛ fɛre ne aniwu kakra ama wo. Enti sɛ wo maame anaa wo papa wɔ wo nkyɛn wɔ saa bere yi mu a, ɛbɛboa wo kɛse na ɛbɛma wo ho atɔ wo. Wo kokoam akwaa – wo vagina sɛ woyɛ abeawa a, wo penis ne testicles sɛ woyɛ abarimaa a – yɛ wo nipadua no afã horow a ɛho hia yiye. Te sɛ afã afoforo no, wo duruyɛfo bɛhwɛ sɛ eyinom yɛ apɔwmuden ne sɛ ebia ɔhaw bi wɔ hɔ anaa. Nsakrae a ɛba mmeae yi, te sɛ ti nhwi a enyin no yɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ worebɛn mmerantebere ne mmabaabere.
• Akyi berɛmo mu Nhwehwɛmu: W’akyi berɛmo yɛ nnompe a ɛtoatoa so a ɛkɔ w’akyi mfinimfini. Ɛsɛ sɛ saa akyi berɛmo yi yɛ tẽẽ. Nanso ɛtɔ da bi a, mmofra binom wɔ wɔn akyi a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa (curvature) kakra. Yɛfrɛ eyi sɛ curvature scoliosis . Mpɛn pii no, curve nketewa nyɛ ɔhaw. Nanso sɛ wowɔ curve kɛse a, ebia ebehia sɛ woyɛ X-ray anaasɛ wokɔ nnompe ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.

"Oh... nnade biara nni hɔ!" – Momma yensua vaccinations (`Immunizations`) ho ade so?

Wokae atuo a wobɔe bere a na woyɛ abofra , ansa na worekɔ sukuu no? Ɛnonom ne nnuru a ɛbɔ wo ho ban fi nyarewa pii a ɛyɛ hu te sɛ Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis, ne Measles ho.

Mmofra binom suro bere biara a wɔbɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn no, "Me dwene sɛ ebia mɛnya ade a wɔde hyɛ mu nnɛ anaa." Nanso nokwasɛm ne sɛ, sɛ wunyin a wubetumi akɔ sukuu pɛ a, worenhia atuo pii. You’ll need a booster shot for tetanus , a wɔtaa de ma bere a woadi bɛyɛ mfe 12 no. Nanso ɛtɔ da bi a, sɛ wowɔ kuru a emu dɔ anaa ɛho agu fĩ a, wobetumi de ama wo ntɛm.

Afei nso, afe afe atiridiinini aduruWɔkamfo kyerɛ nso sɛ ade pa a ɛsɛ sɛ wunya. Eyi ho hia titiriw ma mmofra a wɔwɔ nyarewa afoforo te sɛ ayamtu, a sɛ wonya atiridii a ebetumi ayɛ den kɛse no. Enti ɛnsɛ sɛ wusuro nnade bere nyinaa, ɛnte saa?

So wowɔ nsɛmmisa bi? Afei ne bere a ɛsɛ sɛ yebisa!

Nnuruyɛfo pii begye bere abisa nsɛm wɔ sɔhwɛ no akyi. Ebia wo maame anaa wo papa bɛpɛ sɛ ohu nufusu dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ wonom da biara, sɛ ebia asiane biara nni ho sɛ wubefi ase adi agumadi foforo bi, anaa bere a wobetumi agyaw wo nkutoo wɔ fie. Eyinom nyinaa yɛ nsɛmmisa a ɛho hia, na nnuruyɛfo betumi de afotu pa ama awofo.

Ebia wo duruyɛfo nso wɔ nneɛma bi ka kyerɛ wo. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ sukuu akwamma bere reba a, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkae wo ne wo maame sɛ monhyɛ dade kyɛw bere a mote sakre so, monguare wɔ mpanyimfo hwɛ ase nkutoo, na monhyɛ aduru a ɛbɔ wo ho ban fi owia ho bere a mokɔ abɔnten.

Nea ɛho hia paa ne sɛ, mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wo nso wubetumi abisa nsɛm! Sɛ mpo wote nka sɛ wo ho yɛ fɛre kakra anaasɛ w’ani awu a, ɛnyɛ hwee, bisa wo nsɛm. Mpɛn ahe na nnuruyɛfo abisa wo nsɛm a ɛte saa! Ɛbɛyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ mmofra afoforo pii abisa nsɛm koro no ara a wobisae no. Sɛ wubisa nsɛm a, wubetumi asua sɛnea wo nipadua yɛ adwuma ne sɛnea wubetumi ahwɛ biribi a ɛsom bo paa, w’akwahosan ho ade pii.

Enti, so ɛyɛ adwene pa sɛ wobɛkae eyi? (Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie)

Okay, enti sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, ɛnyɛ hu saa, ɛnte saa? Ɛte sɛ nea woreyɛ "som" kakra ama w'akwahosan.

• Sɛ wonyɛ yare mpo a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn: Ɛho hia paa sɛ wobɛhwɛ sɛ worenyin yiye na woakɔ so anya apɔwmuden anaa.
• Nhwehwɛmu a ɔyarehwɛfo ne oduruyɛfo yɛ: Wɔyɛ ne nyinaa ma w’ankasa wo yiyedi. Wɔhwɛ wo mu duru, wo tenten, wo mogya mmoroso, w’ani, w’aso, wo koma, w’ahurututu, wo yafunu, ne w’akyi berɛmo mu hwɛ sɛ wowɔ apɔwmuden.
• Vaccinations (`Immunizations`): Wɔde ma de bɔ wo ho ban fi nyarewa bi ho. Wonnya aduru da biara da!
• Nsuro sɛ wubebisa nsɛm: Ɛyɛ wo hokwan sɛ wubisa wo duruyɛfo biribiara a ɛwɔ w’adwenem.
• Wo ne w’awofo nkasa: Wo ne w’awofo nkasa ansa na woakɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ne bere a woakɔ akyi. Ka nea wususuw ne sɛnea wote nka kyerɛ wɔn.

Enti bere foforo a wobɛkɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn no, fa serew ne akokoduru kɔ! Ɛyɛ biribi a woreyɛ ama wo ho.

` Mmofra akwahosan, oduruyɛfo nsrahwɛ, nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ daa, mmofra a wɔhwɛ wɔn yiye, nnuru a wɔde bɔ wɔn ho ban, mmofra nkɔso, Sri Lanka Akwahosan