SS. 2240. Praseetha Raju - Manju Tak

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SPEAKERS NURSE (80%), INTERLOCUTER (20%)

NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 0:02 Good afternoon.IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 0:03 Good afternoon. NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 0:05 My name is Priscilla Raja. I'm a community health nurse working in this Community Health Centre. May I know your name? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 0:12 Yes, nurse. My name isNP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 0:15 Okay, Miss Margie, if I'm not wrong, you have been referred by your GP to seek some advice from me, right? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 0:22 Yes, you're right.NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 0:25 Okay. So your GP told me that according to your blood research, your haemoglobin level is too low. Am I correct?IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 0:33 Yes. Now my doctor explained that I have any meal. NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 0:38 Okay, I really understand that. But don't worry, this is common in this age group. And it's completely predictable. So no need to worry about your condition. So could you tell me do you have any idea about this anaemia?IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 0:52 No, no, I don't have any idea about this and I'm confused by the diagnosis and how it relates to my diet NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 1:00 Yeah, it's a very reasonable question I will be I will explain in detail step by step don't worry about that. Actually, the here the anaemia is in your blood the haemoglobin level is very low. This condition is known as anaemia Am I clear to you? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 1:16 Okay, now then how can it relate to my diet? NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 1:19 Yeah, that's a very reasonable cost. Because it because it is related to diet which means if you have a the your diet, those less iron intake, that's the problem. That is the reason for the decrease of your haemoglobin. So if you don't mind, could you tell me your dietary habits? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 1:43 Yes, no.I can tell you my dietary routine as coffee for my breakfast, frozen me for lunch, and also coffee along with it. In the afternoons or in the evening. I'll be having coffee and tea. I rarely have dinner.NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 2:01 Okay, so you are a vegetarian? Am I correct? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 2:05 Yes, I'm a vegetarian. NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 2:07 Okay, fine. So and you are taking a consumption of coffee. So these are your habits. Thank you so much for answering my question. So I need to tell you that you it's very important to include in your diet, both vegetarian and non vegetarian foods, I know it's very difficult for you, but this is very iron rich for that. So I am telling that but don't worry about that. In newer diet, you need to add more foods like beans, leafy green vegetables, and like Spiner iron fortified cereals. These are some iron rich foods. Am I clear to you? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 2:50 Yes, no.NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 2:52 And I need to tell you that one more thing you need to reduce your consumption of coffee that is beneficial for you. Because it inhibits the inhibit the absorption of iron if you take more females which will reduce the absorption of fire. Okay,IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 3:11 yes, well as I can reduce the consumption of coffee because coffee helps me to cope with the stress of work. NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 3:20 I really understand it's a very relaxation method for you to take in so much coffee, but I want to tell you that you can't reduce the amount of coffee I know it's very difficult, but try to do that for some time for a short period. Once you are haemoglobin is normal then you can back to your normal diet okay. Because this is very essential for your health. Okay, okay. And I need to tell you one more thing, you can take iron iron tablets along with this diet that also beneficial to increase their haemoglobin level. Are you following me? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 4:02 Yes, nurse andfollow you is there any thing extra that I need to know?NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 4:09 Yes. Then one more thing you can take a vitamin C foods. These also like iron rich foods.If you take more vitamin C food that is also helped to increase your haemoglobin. But don't worry, I will provide one brochure for free which contains all the information about diet. So there are some food items so you can follow that. Okay, okay. In addition, I can refer you to a dietitian so he can prefer some more food like I enriched foods. If you're okay means I can introduce that dietician to you. IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 4:44 Yes. NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 4:46 And if more changes in your dietary habits which make a huge difference to your health, okay. You need to maintain your dietary habits to prevent further complications because this anaemia caused many problems. So in order to ask Avoid that you need you need to make sure that you are taking adequate dietary foods. My clear to youIM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 5:07 yes nurse, thank you so much for all the suggestions I will do everything.NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 5:12 Yeah, I Sir anything I need to clarify? IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 5:15 No no if I'm clear on that.NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 5:18 Okay, thank you so much. And I need to tell you one more thing after a week you need to do one more blood test to know about your haemoglobin levels. Okay. IM INTERLOCUTER MANJU 5:28 Okay, nice. I will do that.NP NURSE PRASEETHA RAJU 5:30 Okay, thank you so much for your time. I wish you for a speedy recovery.

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