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Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes.
On average a member with a sleep disorder costs a health plan 63% more than a member who does not have a sleep disorder and 22.3% more than a member who has a sleep disorder but is on PAP treatment. Statistics show that 10-15% of American have a sleep disorder but are not diagnosed
When you are sick, do you immediately make an appointment to see your doctor? Do you ever consider making an attempt to treat your illness without seeking a doctor’s advice?
When to see a Doctor:
If your illness requires you to see a doctor, go to your doctor’s appointment prepared to supply him with a good description of your illness. Inform the doctor of any and all over the counter medication you have taken. Along with any prescribed medication you take on a daily bases. Give him a clear description of your symptoms. When did the symptoms appear? When or what makes the symptoms worse? Did any measures you tried at home decrease the symptoms? A good description of your illness can help the doctor better understand your condition, and aid greatly in the doctors treatment plan.
- Chest pain or heart related pain should always be considered an emergency. A doctor should be seen as soon as possible.
- Pain that is unusual, in severity and duration. Also, it is out of the normal that you have ever experienced before.
- No pain relief with over the counter medication or a notable increase in discomfort.
- Dizziness or visual disturbances.
- Speech irregularities.
- Nausea and or vomiting that is unrelieved by over the counter medication within 4 hours.
- Diarrhea that does not subside within 8 hours or shows increase in liquidity.
- Notable Blood in stool.
- Temperature over 101.0 degrees.
- Symptoms that are out of the norm, those appear to be chronic and unrelieved, and have become worrisome.
- A cold, flu or stomach problems that seem to be getting worse, ever though you are getting rest, fluids, and over the counter medications.
- A sore throat, that is more painful then you have ever experienced. One loses the ability to speak because of laryngitis.
- Sputum that is overly thick, and odd in color. Such as gray, yellow or green or blood tinged. Sputum that is odorous.
- A cough that is chronic.
- Any injury due to an accident, bone breaks, burns, etc. One should always seek emergency medical care.
- Increase and unusual bruising, skin discolorations, lesions that won’t heal, unexplained lumps. Any moles should be assessed by a doctor.
I hope these tips will help you in deciding how to treat some simple medical problems and when you should truly seek help from your doctor.
Untreated, sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease, memory problems, weight gain, impotency, and headaches. Moreover, untreated sleep apnea may be responsible for job impairment and motor vehicle crashes.
On average a …
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Our innovative healthcare delivery process focuses on improving care, lowering costs, and enhancing access to health care. Through health risk assessments, care coordination and patient advocacy our services assist members in managing their health and …
What Is Complete Sleep?
A turn-key approach to helping employees who are suffering from a sleep disorder. 1 in 5 people are effected by a sleep disorder. Many of them will have some other disease that …
Recently several national PPO networks have been sold and we are now seeing them consolidated.
Multi Plan Owns:
Multi Plan Wrap Network PHCS – August 2009 Viant / Beech Street – October 2009 Other small local networks
Coventry …
Our specialty is creating high performance provider networks that combine the strength of discounted provider contracts in order to increase and maximize potential savings for a health plan and incorporate our complete sleep and patient …
Our innovative healthcare delivery process focuses on improving care, lowering costs, and enhancing access to health care. Through health risk assessments, care coordination and patient advocacy our services assist members in managing their health and …
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