dr. houses tips for disease prevention and treatment texas tech university edition created by...

DR. HOUSE’S TIPS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

Texas Tech University Edition

Created by Benjamin White

HANGOVER

Symptoms: Severe headache, nausea, dehydration

Prevention: Don’t get drunk

Treatment: No true treatment. Don’t get drunk.

ATHLETE’S FOOT

Symptoms: Growth on feet, severe itchiness of feet, redness and swelling. Can progress to “Jock Itch” if transferred to genitalia.

Prevention: Wear sandals or water shoes in the showers!!! Clean feet well and make sure they dry properly.

Treatment: Certain topical medications requiring treatment for sometimes more than 6 weeks.

MENINGITIS

Symptoms: Severe migraine, severe neckache, swelling of neck, blurred vision.

Prevention: Meningitis vaccinations.

Treatment: Anti-viral drugs, Anti-biotics, Anti-protozoans (depending on type of Meningitis).

MONONUCLEOSIS (MONO)

Symptoms: Fatigue, vomiting, weakness, severe flu-like symptoms, swelling of throat.

Prevention: Don’t drink or eat after someone else, don’t kiss an infected person.

Treatment: Certain drugs to make you feel better while the disease runs its course. Rest.

INFLUENZA (THE FLU)

Symptoms: Fatigue, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, migraine.

Prevention: Influenza vaccine (activated or inactivated).

Treatment: Rest, drugs to make you feel better while the disease runs its course. If caught early enough, certain drugs can fight the disease altogether.

HIV/AIDS, CHLAMYDIA, GONORRHEA, HPV, GENITAL HERPES, ETC

Symptoms: Varies from painful urination, genital warts, genital sores, and immune system deficiency.

Prevention: Abstinence, Condoms. Gardasil for HPV.

Treatment: Some curable with antibiotics, others require antiviral treatment that only help to impaire the progression of the disease, not cure it.

ROOM FLOODING DISORDER

Symptoms: Equipment and property soaked with water, impairment of sleeping and studying ability in room.

Prevention: DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE SPRINKLERS, DO NOT SMOKE IN THE RESIDENCE HALL.

Treatment: WetVac for carpeting and floors, really nothing but basic drying for supplies (not very effective).

ACADEMIC FAILURE

Symptoms: Unsatisfactory grades in coursework, possible academic probation or suspension, parental anger.

Prevention: Go to class every day, study 1-2 hours out of class for every hour in class, take good notes.

Treatment: Same as preventative measures.