Medical ID

Guides and articles on Medical ID, from the team behind MedibandPlus.

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G6PD Deficiency Medical ID: Drugs, Foods and Triggers to Avoid

In G6PD deficiency, some medicines, fava beans and chemicals can break down red blood cells. The triggers the Royal Children’s Hospital lists, the warning signs, and what a G6PD deficiency medical ID should say.

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Hypopituitarism Medical ID: Cortisol, Sick Days and Desmopressin

Hypopituitarism means replacing pituitary hormones with medicines, and low cortisol can be life-threatening. The Australian Pituitary Foundation calls a medical alert ID essential. Sick days, desmopressin and what to record.

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Acquired Brain Injury Medical ID: When Your Injury Is Invisible

Acquired brain injury is often an invisible disability, easily misunderstood in an emergency. What it is, how it affects communication, seizures after brain injury, and what an acquired brain injury medical ID should say.

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Lithium Medical ID: Toxicity Signs, Medicines to Check and Hot Days

Lithium only works at the right blood level, and dehydration or medicines such as NSAIDs can push it too high. The toxicity signs to know, the medicines to check, and what a lithium medical ID should say.

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Brugada Syndrome Medical ID: Fever, Medicines and What Responders Need

Brugada syndrome is a rare inherited heart rhythm condition triggered by fever, some medicines, alcohol and illicit drugs. What the triggers are, when to call 000, and what a Brugada syndrome medical ID should say.

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Heart Failure Medical ID: Your Action Plan, Fluid Limit and Medicines

Heart failure is managed with numbers only you and your team know: dry weight, daily fluid limit and diuretic dose. What the warning signs are, which medicines to check first, and what a heart failure medical ID should hold.

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Intellectual Disability Medical ID: Emergency Admissions and Hospital Communication

The Council for Intellectual Disability advises always having a brief document listing medicines, allergies, communication, swallowing and nutrition needs, because emergency admissions cannot be planned. A medical ID carries it on the person.

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Blind Medical ID: Low Vision, Guide Dogs and Emergency Planning

If you are blind or have low vision, an emergency brings problems a sighted person never considers, including who looks after your guide dog. What a blind medical ID should say and how guide dog access works in hospitals.

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Hydrocephalus Medical ID: VP Shunt Warning Signs and What to Record

A VP shunt can block, disconnect or become infected, and healthdirect says that is life threatening. The first signs look like a stomach bug. A hydrocephalus medical ID tells responders the symptoms may be the shunt.

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Laryngectomy Medical ID: Rescue Breathing for Neck Breathers

After a total laryngectomy your airway starts at your neck, and Australian resuscitation guidance says rescue breaths go into the stoma. A laryngectomy medical ID tells a stranger before they breathe into your mouth.