自我保健在处理疾病的能力上是有限的,当老年人突然发生急症或慢性病急性发作时,若不给予适当的紧急治疗,可能会产生严重的后果,甚至威胁老年人的生命。因此,老年人发生急症或某些严重症状或体征时,就要及时到医院就诊进行检查和治疗,做到早期诊断、早期治疗,这样做可防止或推迟严重病症的发生。 Self-care is limited in its ability to deal with illnesses. When an emergency or an acute episode of a chronic illness occurs suddenly in the elderly, without appropriate emergency treatment, it can have serious consequences and threaten the life of the elderly. Therefore, the elderly in acute or some serious symptoms or signs, we must promptly go to the hospital for examination and treatment, early diagnosis and early treatment, doing so to prevent or delay the occurrence of serious illness.