Modern Medicine\'s Strategy Against the Diseases of Civilization (Largely a High

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Modern Medicine's Strategy Against the Diseases of Civilization (Largely a High-Tech Approach) Charlie is a 40-year -old Caucasian man. He was an athlete in high school and exercised regularly when he was in college, but since then has not eaten well or exercised on a regular basis. Every once in a while, Charlie will get motivated to lose weight and will start eating better and exercising. Once he attains his goal, he usually goes back to his old habits. He knows he has a history of diabetes and heart disease in his family but would rather eat what he wants and enjoy life while he is young. Charlie goes for a yearly check-up with his doctor and has blood work done. The doctor tells him that his HbA1C, cholesterol, and triglycerides are all too high and that he needs to lose weight. A year passes, and Charlie's results are the same. The doctor prescribes metformin for Charlie's Type II diabetes and a statin for his cholesterol and triglycerides. The doctor also refers Charlie to a dietitian. Charlie schedules a follow-up appointment for three months. At the next appointment, Charlie's values are a little better but he admits that he is not following what the dietitian is asking him to do. The metformin is causing him to lose weight, even without watching what he cats too closcly. The doctor encourages him to keep working with the dietitian anyway. She tells him that if he doesn't change his lifestyle, his health could worsen and lead to requiring insulin for his diabetes or putting him at risk for a heart attack. Charlie knows that pharmaceutical companies are always coming out with new and better drugs. He believes that by the time he needs to be concerned, there will probably be other treatments available to him.

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Ans c. In this case, Michael is suffering from many conditions. For that he has recieced various health care services. like OPD services, Dietary advice, Drug treatment, Health Education for Losing weight, Frequent Health check-up services, Laboratory Services,

Ans d. Being Suffeing from so many conditions, like hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, Morbid obesity, Hypergycemia, Hypertriglyceridemia, also positive history of diabetes and heart disease in family so being on high risk of developing heart disease, stroke or diabetic complications, Medicare insurance has taken all these conditions into consideration and has covered him under insurance.

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