Dr. Denibeth Joy P. Perez

The medical consultation is best understood as a two-way social interaction involving interactive decision making. Game theory—a theory based on assumptions of rational choice and focusing on interactive decision making—has the potential to provide models of the consultation that can be used to generate empirically testable predictions about the factors that promote quality of care. Three different game structures—the Prisoner’s Dilemma game, the Assurance game, and the Centipede game—all provide insights into the possible underlying dynamics of the doctor-patient interaction.

As a parent, you should begin to choose your child’s pediatrician while you’re still pregnant. Your child’s relationship with the pediatrician will start soon after birth. That’s when your ‘well-child visit’ consultations will begin. A well-child visit is an important part of your child’s pediatric consultation. For that, you’ll probably have to visit their clinic several times a year. So, right from birth till 5 years of age, you’ll have to book an appointment with your pediatrician for regular physical checkups along with counseling. It’s during these visits that your pediatrician will help with your child’s immunization.

A urinalysis is a test of your urine. It's used to detect and manage a wide range of disorders, such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease and diabetes. A urinalysis involves checking the appearance, concentration and content of urine.

Urinary drug screening can detect substances including over-the-counter and prescription drugs. The focus of screening is often illicit drugs.

Pregnancy tests check your urine or blood for a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hormone is produced during pregnancy and can be detected as early as 10 days after conception, when a fertilised egg attaches to your womb.

If hCG is found in your blood or urine, it is highly likely that you are pregnant.