What does the doctor do?
The physician is responsible for two main aspects of our program. The first being medical care, the physician will discuss and monitor levels of cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugars and thyroid hormone. They will also screen for conditions that can effect weight loss such as depression, anxiety, binge eating and night eating. Secondly, the physician is responsible for the behavioral training aspect of the program.
The doctor will look into your ear with a special flashlight called an otoscope (say: oh-te-skope). With the otoscope, the doctor can see your eardrum, the thin membrane between your outer and middle ear. The doctor may use the otoscope to blow a little puff of air in your ear. Why? To see if the air causes your eardrum to move the way a healthy eardrum does. An infected eardrum won’t move as it should because the pus presses against it and may make it bulge. An infection also can make the eardrum red. If you have an ear infection, the doctor will make a decision about what to do next. He or she might ask your parent to watch you over the next day or two to see if you get any better. The doctor also might suggest a pain reliever to keep you comfortable. If bacteria are causing the problem, the doctor might prescribe a medicine called an antibiotic (say: an-ty-by-ah-tik), which usually clears up a bacterial infection, so you’ll feel better in a few days. If you are given an antiobiotic,
Usually nurse takes the urine sample, and blood, checks your blood pressure and weight, height. Doctor asks you questions and makes vaginal check, for me also vaginal ultrasound, that hurts a bit, but its the most exact way to see how the baby is doing at early stage of pregnancy (though I had missed my 2nd period and was 10weeks at the time he detected that I was pregnant).
