Medtick (how to use)

The flow chart will show you how the Medtick system works, one can click on the titles to see the function (on what it does) of each section.
Each section one can check for symptoms and collects information (except hospital page) for you and one can then present a report to your healthcare professional in order to give you the appropriate treatment.

HENCE NO MORE: “Have you used this product before?”!
Instead: “Your report has helped me to recommend this product”.

(Please rotate your device to landscape to see the flow of the system chart.)

Hospital

Hospital Conditions/Severe Warning Symptoms

This section is regarding whether one should go to hospital or not, it should be used as a guide and does not substitute for medical advice from a healthcare professional.
Check your symptoms by answering ‘yes or no approach’
Beware of CPR and when to use it
Check serious medical conditions that need to be referred to a hospital

Red Flag Symptoms

Red-flag symptoms can be general (e.g. weight loss or fatigue) or specific (e.g. coughing up blood) and act as an alert of potentially sinister pathology.

C. Ramanayake RPJ, K. Basnayake BMT. Evaluation of red flags minimizes missing serious diseases in primary care. J Family Med Prim Care. 2018;7:315. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_510_15

Red flags are not diagnostic tests; their main role is that they raise suspicions of a severe underlying cause.

C. Ramanayake RPJ, K. Basnayake BMT. Evaluation of red flags minimizes missing serious diseases in primary care. J Family Med Prim Care. 2018;7:315. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_510_15

Please note: Some video links are made in their own countries and may state the phone number of the emergency services of their country, please contact the emergency services of your own country respectively if it is Medical Emergency

Go To Hospital

Parts Of Anatomy

Anatomy (Parts Of Body)

This section is regarding for one to select the relevant chapter/medical ‘Over the counter condition’ and the services offered.

Please select the part of the body for the chapter/medical ‘Over the counter condition’ related to your symptoms.
One will then have three options:
1. Continue with chapter selected (Medtick chapter).
2. Access to The Infection service: Email will be sent (once payment is complete if applicable)- relevant to the chapter selected (if one believes they have an infection).
3. Access to The Aftercare services : Email will be sent (once payment is complete if applicable)- relevant to the chapter selected (if one believes they have an underlying condition not related to an infection).

Symptoms / Similar 'Minor Aliment' Conditions

Symptoms

This section is regarding if one has typical symptoms of the condition selected
Check your symptoms by answering ‘yes or no approach’
Compare your condition/symptom with other over the counter conditions
An additional information tool available to explain further symptoms and feelings
Presented as a report to show your pharmacist

Similar ‘Minor Ailment’ Condition

If one doesn’t have any of the symptoms above , then one may not have this condition, this is because some symptoms are similar to other ‘minor ailment conditions’
Check other ‘minor ailment’ condition (click on condition)
Compare your condition/symptom with other over the counter conditions and symptom section
An additional information tool available to explain further symptoms and feelings

Go To Pharmacy

Medical Conditions / Medication Taken

Medical Condition

This section is to check if one has any existing or is prone to medical conditions related to this chapter.
Check your medical condition by answering ‘yes or no approach’
Lists a serious of conditions involved with your symptoms/condition, if one has an existing medical condition and it appears in this section
One can check if their existing medical condition is getting worst
Helps the healthcare professional to make a judgement if the existing medical condition is getting worst.

An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
Presented as a report

Medication

This section is to check if one is taking any medication related to this chapter.

Click on the medication and then check the ‘information box’ on the right hand side (please note the medication list may not contain all known medication) and confirm by typing medication.

It will list common vitamin supplements that cause the condition that on has.

There is any additional information field where one can add information i.e medication to let your healthcare professional know .

All the questions answered will be representing to you as a report so one can show a pharmacist/medical doctor.

Refer To Dr

Refer to Medical Doctor

This section is about whether one needs to see a medical doctor
Check your symptoms/condition by answering ‘yes or no approach’
List of ‘refer to doctor symptoms/conditions’ that need to be referred to your medical doctor which need further investigation and diagnosis.
An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
Presented as a report

Red Flag Symptoms

Red-flag symptoms can be general (e.g. weight loss or fatigue) or specific (e.g. coughing up blood) and act as an alert of potentially sinister pathology.

C. Ramanayake RPJ, K. Basnayake BMT. Evaluation of red flags minimizes missing serious diseases in primary care. J Family Med Prim Care. 2018;7:315. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_510_15

Red flags are not diagnostic tests; their main role is that they raise suspicions of a severe underlying cause.

C. Ramanayake RPJ, K. Basnayake BMT. Evaluation of red flags minimizes missing serious diseases in primary care. J Family Med Prim Care. 2018;7:315. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_510_15

(Don't go to pharmacy, unless have a suitable qualified person present)

Exposure To Infection

Exposure to Infection

This section is about serious infectious diseases and concentrates on where these diseases are picked up from
Check your symptoms by answering ‘yes or no approach’
Lists of questions that check if you are prone to certain infections from local exposure to different countries.
An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
Presented as a report (some parts as a percentage format)

What is an infection?

Medical Doctor or Equivalent

Infection Service
Rash Aftercare Service
Nail Aftercare Service
Aftercare Service

Infection Service

This section is regarding if one has an infection or not
Check an infection by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify infections
An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time
Presented as a report in a percentage format

What is an infection?

Rash Aftercare Service

The ‘Rash Aftercare Service’ is an optional service where we try to identify a non-infection rash if one believes it is not a minor ailment rash.
- For example one may think they have eczema when it could be skin cancer.
This site does not include body, skin or nail Infection conditions and/or diseases, please see ‘The Infection Service’ section for those conditions.
Check a rash by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify rashes
An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time.
It is then presented as a report in a percentage format.

Nail Aftercare Service

The ‘Nail Aftercare Service’ is an optional service where we try to identify underlying nail conditions and how it may be related to other medical conditions.
- For example one may think they have eczema when it is could be skin cancer.
This site does not include body, skin or nail Infection conditions and/or diseases, please see ‘The Infection Service’ section for those conditions.
Check one’s nail by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify conditions
An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time
It is then presented as a report

Aftercare Service

The Aftercare Service is an optional service where one can answer questions related to their symptoms, which could be a more serious underlying condition (not an infection or any physical injury).
- For example if one had pain in their wrist, it may not be a simple sprain but a form of arthritis.
This site does not include body, skin or nail Infection conditions and/or diseases, please see ‘The Infection Service’ section for those conditions.
Check “Refer to Dr symptoms” by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify diseases
An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time
Presented as a report in a percentage format

Medical Dr or Equivalent