Udat na Dɔktɔ we gɛt sik dɛn we kin pas?

We yu gɛt kɔmɔn kol ɔ fiva, yu kin go to yu famili dɔktɔ. Bɔku tɛm, i kin bɛtɛ insay tu to tri dez. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, i nɔ kin apin. Sɔm sik dɛn kin rili kɔmpleks, i nɔ kin izi fɔ no, ɛn dɛn nɔ kin gri fɔ tek mɛrɛsin ɔltɛm. Na da tɛm de wi nid dɔktɔ we gɛt spɛshal no fɔ ɛp wi. Tide wi go tɔk bɔt dis kayn spɛshal pɔsin. Dat na di Infectious Disease (ID) Dɔkta, ɔ lɛk aw wi kin se na Inglish.

Udat na dis spɛshal pɔsin we sabi bɔt sik dɛn we kin pas?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis na dɔktɔ we dɔn gɛt spɛshal trenin fɔ sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt, sik dɛn we di jem dɛn we kin kam insay wi bɔdi kin kam wit. Dɛn jem ya na smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we wi nɔ kin si wit wi yay. Na 4 kayn dɛn de mɔ.

• Vayrɔs: Lɛk di korona vayrɔs ɛn dengue vayrɔs.
• Baktri: I kin mek tin dɛn lɛk trot infɛkshɔn ɛn urinary tract infection.
• Fɔŋ: I kin mek pɔsin gɛt sik dɛn na di skin lɛk ringwɔm.
• Parasayt: Dɛn kin mek tin dɛn lɛk malaria ɛn wom sik.

Dɛn ɔrganizm ya de ɔlsay. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin liv insay wi bɔdi ɛn nɔ kin mek ɛni prɔblɛm. Bɔt sɔntɛnde dɛn kin go insay wi bɔdi ɛn mek wi sik. Dɛn sik ya kin kɔmɔt frɔm di kɔmɔn kol to di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja.

Yu nɔ nid fɔ go to spɛshal pɔsin fɔ ɛvri infɛkshɔn we yu gɛt. Wan jenɛral prɛktishɔn kin trit bɔku pan di infɛkshɔn dɛn we kin apin. Bɔt if infekshɔn nɔ kin bɔku , kɔmpleks , siriɔs , ɔr kin te , den yu kin nid fɔ go to spɛshal dɔktɔ.

Wetin na di wok we dɛn spɛshal dɔktɔ dɛn ya de du?

Dɛn dɔktɔ dɛn ya spɛshal fɔ no, fɔ mɛn, ɛn fɔ trit sik dɛn we kin kam pan pɔsin ɛn we nɔ de mɛn. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin wok togɛda wit ɔda spɛshal pipul dɛn. Sɔm pan di men wok dɛn we dɛn kin du na:

• Diagnosis: Wi de ɛp fɔ no di sik dɛn we at fɔ no, kɔmpleks infɛkshɔn ɛn vayral sik dɛn.
• Fɔ no di sik we de mek yu sik: Fɔ no us patikyula vayrɔs, baktri, ɔ ɔda tin we de mek yu gɛt di sik.
• Risach we dɛn de du:Wi de du risach aw dɛn smɔl smɔl tin ya kin afɛkt difrɛn pat dɛn na wi bɔdi ɛn aw dɛn kin afɛkt di sosayti.
• Fɔ ɔndastand nyu sik dɛm: Dɛn kin no ɔltɛm bɔt infɛkshɔn dɛm wae de kam na di wɔl ɛn vayrɔs dɛm wae de chenj as tɛm de go.
• Ɛkspɛriɛns pan Antibayɔtik ɛn Vaysin: Dɛn gɛt dip no bɔt Antibayɔtik, Antivayrɔs, ɛn Vaksin.

Wetin mek dɛn de rifer yu to spɛshal pɔsin we sabi bɔt sik dɛn we kin pas?

Bɔku tɛm, yu famili dɔktɔ (Primary Care Physician - PCP) ɔ ɔda spɛshal pɔsin we de trit yu go rifer yu to dis kayn dɔktɔ. Bɔku rizin dɛn kin de fɔ dis.

Imajin se yu gɛt wan strenj, we nɔ fayn fɔ si na yu skin. If yu dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu skin tink se na infekshɔn we nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm, i kin sɛn yu to spɛshal pɔsin we sabi bɔt infɛkshɔn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if pɔsin dɔn de sɔfa wit nyumonia fɔ lɔng tɛm, dɔktɔ we de mɛn di pulmonɔn kin tɔk to pɔsin we sabi bɔt sik dɛn we kin pas.

Di tebul we de dɔŋ ya kin ɛksplen dis mɔ.

Wetin na di kɔmɔn mɛrɛsin wae dɛn kin trit?

Bɔku bɔku sik dɛn de we kin pas na di wɔl. Na sɔm pan di sik dɛn we spɛshal pipul dɛn we sabi bɔt sik dɛn we kin kam pan pɔsin kin trit bɔku tɛm:

• HIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Vayrɔs ɛn AIDS.
• Tuberculosis (TB): Na baktri infεkshכn we kin afekt di lכng dεm mεntal.
• Epataytis B ɛn C: Vayral infɛkshɔn we kin afɛkt di liva.
• Meningitis: Na siriɔs infɛkshɔn we kin mek di mɛmbran dɛn we de kɔba di bren ɛn di spɛnal kɔd swel.
• Laym sik: Na sik we tik kin kam wit.
• Kɔmplikɛt Nyumonia: Na infekshɔn na di lɔng we nɔ de ansa to standad tritmɛnt dɛn.
• Bon ɛn Jɔyn Infɛkshɔn: I tan lɛk Ɔstiomyelitis.
• Sekswal Transmitted Infections (STI): Dɛn kin kɔmpleks ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ trit di kes dɛm.
• Clostridium difficile (C. diff): Na siriɔs infεkshɔn na di intestinal dɛm.
• Travul Mɛdisin: Sik dɛn lɛk malaria, dengi, ɛn tayfɔyd.

Wetin yu fɔ ɛkspɛkt we yu go to dis dɔktɔ?

We yu go to spɛshal dɔktɔ lɛk dis, i go aks yu wan kwɛstyɔn we rili ditayli bɔt yu kɔmplit mɛdikal istri ɛn di sayn dɛm. Sɔm pan di kayn kwɛstyɔn dɛn we dɛn kin aks yu na:

• Di sayn dɛm: Us sayn dɛm yu gɛt? Ustɛm dɛn bigin? Dɛn de wɔs ɔ dɛn de bɛtɛ?
• Mɛdikal istri: Us sik dɛn, ɔpreshɔn, ɛn mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu bin dɔn gɛt bifo?
• Envayrɔmɛnt ɛn layf we yu de liv: Wetin na yu wok? Yu dɔn travul go ɛnisay dis biɛn tɛm, mɔ na ɔda kɔntri? Yu gɛt animal dɛn we yu kin mɛn na os? Yu kin spɛn bɔku tɛm na do?

Afta dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya, di dɔktɔ go chɛk yu bɔdi. Dɔn, i go ɔda fɔ du bɔku tɛst fɔ ɛp fɔ no di rayt sik.

Test dɛn we dɛn kin ɔda

• Blɔd tɛst: Chɛk fɔ si if i gɛt di sik, di wayt blɔd sɛl dɛn we de na di bɔdi, ɛn if i gɛt antibodi dɛn fɔ sɔm patikyula smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl.
• Yurin tɛst: Fɔ no tin dɛn lɛk urinary tract infection.
• Stɔl sɛmpul: Chɛk fɔ intestinal infɛkshɔn ɔ parasayt.
• Trot swab: Fɔ no baktri dɛm we de mek pɔsin gɛt trot infɛkshɔn.
• Tisu biopsies: Fɔ tek smɔl pat pan di tisu frɔm say we di sik gɛt fɔ ɛgzamin.
• Imej skan: Dɛn kin yuz ɛkstrem rayt, CT skan, ɛn MRI skan fɔ si aw di sik dɔn skata insay di bɔdi.
• spεnal tap / lכmba pankshכn: dεn kin du dis tεst if dεn saspek se infεkshכn de na di bren כ spεnal kכd (lεk mεningaytis).

Aw yu kin bi spɛshal pɔsin we sabi bɔt sik dɛn we kin pas?

Dis na rili lɔng ɛn dediket waka. Dɛn dɔktɔ ya gɛt mɛdikal digri lɛk ɔda dɔktɔ dɛn, bɔt apat frɔm dat, dɛn kin gɛt spɛshal trenin fɔ lɔng tɛm pan imyunɔlɔji ɛn epidemiɔlɔji.

• Imyunoloji: Na stכdi fכ aw wi bכdi in imyun sistεm de wok εn aw jεm dεm de afekt am.
• Epidemiology: Na sayɛns we de stɔdi wetin mek ɛn aw sik dɛn kin skata na sosayti, ɛn us tin dɛn kin afɛkt am.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dɛn kin spɛn sɔm ia na intanɛnt mɛdisin afta dɛn dɔn skul na mɛdikal skul, dɔn dɛn kin gɛt tu ɔ mɔ ia fɔ sab-spɛshal trenin pan sik dɛn we kin pas. Bikɔs ɔf dis, dɛn no bɔku tin bɔt jem ɛn aw dɛn kin afɛkt wi bɔdi.

If yu gɛt wan sik we yu kin gɛt we yu jenɛral dɔktɔ kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ no ɔ trit, dɛn kin sɛn yu to spɛshal pɔsin we sabi bɔt infɛkshɔn. Dɛn go woke wit yu dɔktɔ ɛn ɔda pipul dɛm wae de kia fɔ yu fɔ mɛn yu sik ɛn ɛp yu fɔ wɛl bak.