BC Guidelines Smartphone

Application:
Apple iPhone App Demonstration

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Who Are We?
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What Do We Do?

Mission
To explore how modern
BC CLINICAL
information and communication GUIDELINES
technologies
(e.g. smart phones, internet, etc)
can enable community engagement
in the context of
healthcare.
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Now it’s time to
test your BC
Guidelines and
iPod Touch Skills

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 Question 1

Your friend Dawson is a

Diabetic. Name some lifestyle
management strategies for his
Diabetes.

- Diet and exercise for 5-10% weight loss

- Stop smoking
- Healthy diet
- Exercise: aerobic 2.5 hr/week AND resistance 3 times/week
- BMI 18.5 – 24.9 (normal)
- Weight circumference (female <= 88 cm and male <= 102 cm)

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 Question 2
Identify the bone
area where injured!
Posterior edge/tip
of lateral/medial
malleous
What zone is it?
Malleolar zone
What type of
X-Ray needed?
Ankle X-Rays
Ouch! Dawson injured his ankle playing soccer.

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 Question 3
After recovering from his ankle injury,
Dawson is now complaining of 
joint pain in his hip. He has
morning stiffness of no longer than
30 minutes, he has swelling and
inflammation. He feels pain all the time when he is
doing an activity such as playing soccer or walking,
and at rest.

What kind of joint Why does he need What kind of treatment

disease does early management of does he need for pain
Dawson have? the identified disease? management?
Rheumatoid Early aggressive NSAID (Non-Steroid
Arthritis treatment can alter Anti-Inflammatory
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Question 4
Robert, Dawson’s Dad, is a 42 year-old man who
smokes. He went to a hospital for check-up and to
find out the risk of hypertension in next 10 years.
He was advised that his blood pressure (systolic) was
135 and had an untreated blood pressure.
What is the percentage of him getting hypertension in
the next 10 years?
8%
What is the best treatment for his current condition?
Pharmacologic Treatment or Lifestyle management

Name some suggestions for lifestyle management!

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 Dawson Loves to Question 5
Suntan (a source of
Vitamin D). Too Which 2 foods will help you get
much in this case. Vitamin D?

Sardines Burger Banana

With all the snow outside,

Spinach Soy Milk Blackforest Cake
How will he get his
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