Chronic Left Ventricular Systolic Heart Failure – Adult
... 6. Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with a current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy either within a 12 month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge ...
... 6. Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with a current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% who were prescribed beta-blocker therapy either within a 12 month period when seen in the outpatient setting OR at each hospital discharge ...
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION POLICY
... The use of medicines is the most common healthcare treatment provided for patients and Service Users in the UK, both in hospitals, care setting and community. Used wisely, medicines contribute very substantially to the quality of patient care, but their use is not without risk. There are clear lines ...
... The use of medicines is the most common healthcare treatment provided for patients and Service Users in the UK, both in hospitals, care setting and community. Used wisely, medicines contribute very substantially to the quality of patient care, but their use is not without risk. There are clear lines ...
Treating Psoriasis - Society of Nurses in Advanced Practice
... – Evaluate patient for TB prior to initiating therapy ...
... – Evaluate patient for TB prior to initiating therapy ...
Take 5 pancreatitis
... Pancreatitis—inflammation of the pancreas—occurs in acute and chronic forms and may be due to edema, necrosis, or hemorrhage. In men, this disease is commonly associated with alcoholism, trauma, or peptic ulcer; in women, it’s linked to biliary tract disease. Patients with acquired immunodeficiency ...
... Pancreatitis—inflammation of the pancreas—occurs in acute and chronic forms and may be due to edema, necrosis, or hemorrhage. In men, this disease is commonly associated with alcoholism, trauma, or peptic ulcer; in women, it’s linked to biliary tract disease. Patients with acquired immunodeficiency ...
Block 17: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, shock
... Primary rhythm is usually PEA or asystole. VF not as common ...
... Primary rhythm is usually PEA or asystole. VF not as common ...
Diabetic nephropathy. the good, the bad and the
... vascular complications of diabetes, includCourse. Over the next 10 years, three- ing IHD treated with three-vessel coronary monthly renal function and electrolyte tests artery bypass grafting a year previously show declining eGFR indicating CKD and peripheral vascular disease with recurprogression. ...
... vascular complications of diabetes, includCourse. Over the next 10 years, three- ing IHD treated with three-vessel coronary monthly renal function and electrolyte tests artery bypass grafting a year previously show declining eGFR indicating CKD and peripheral vascular disease with recurprogression. ...
Toxicology
... • For some toxins, onset or presence of vomiting important clinically. Ipecac will mask these findings ...
... • For some toxins, onset or presence of vomiting important clinically. Ipecac will mask these findings ...
Opportunistic infections
... Previous broadspectrum antibiotic therapy is an important predisposing factor, especially for Candida and Aspergiilus infections. Serious Candida lesions may develop in pharyngeal— oesophageal, bronchial, renal and endocardial sites, sometimes in association with candidnemia. Patients who ar ...
... Previous broadspectrum antibiotic therapy is an important predisposing factor, especially for Candida and Aspergiilus infections. Serious Candida lesions may develop in pharyngeal— oesophageal, bronchial, renal and endocardial sites, sometimes in association with candidnemia. Patients who ar ...
Management of Patients with Narcotic Bowel Syndrome
... 1. Effective communication with the patient is essential. The rationale/benefit of stopping the narcotics and the withdrawal program itself must be explained in detail prior to initiation of the detoxification protocol. This should include affirmation of the patient’s pain and an explanation of the ...
... 1. Effective communication with the patient is essential. The rationale/benefit of stopping the narcotics and the withdrawal program itself must be explained in detail prior to initiation of the detoxification protocol. This should include affirmation of the patient’s pain and an explanation of the ...
intergy ehr (electronic health record)
... paper chart can only be read by one person at a time and is only accessible at one location (the clinic). These factors and others lead to errors in patient care, unnecessary lab tests and overall decreased efficiency as well as increased healthcare costs to patients. Additionally, it is extremely d ...
... paper chart can only be read by one person at a time and is only accessible at one location (the clinic). These factors and others lead to errors in patient care, unnecessary lab tests and overall decreased efficiency as well as increased healthcare costs to patients. Additionally, it is extremely d ...
Maximum waiting times
... (GP) referral to treatment of 18 weeks. 9 weeks for hospital inpatient or day case treatment. 12 weeks for new outpatient appointments. 6 weeks for (8) key diagnostic tests. Coronary heart disease: 16 weeks from referral to cardiac intervention; and for outpatient specialist appointment to treatment ...
... (GP) referral to treatment of 18 weeks. 9 weeks for hospital inpatient or day case treatment. 12 weeks for new outpatient appointments. 6 weeks for (8) key diagnostic tests. Coronary heart disease: 16 weeks from referral to cardiac intervention; and for outpatient specialist appointment to treatment ...
Aithal, 1999
... • All patients received an initial dose of 10mg warfarin • Peak INR during the first week in the low dose group ranged from 2.0 to 10.0 • 20 of the 36 had a peak INR above the therapeutic range of greater than 4.0 • Two of these were homozygous wild type • 9 of the 20 cases resulted in a prolonged i ...
... • All patients received an initial dose of 10mg warfarin • Peak INR during the first week in the low dose group ranged from 2.0 to 10.0 • 20 of the 36 had a peak INR above the therapeutic range of greater than 4.0 • Two of these were homozygous wild type • 9 of the 20 cases resulted in a prolonged i ...
When and how to treat patients who refuse treatment
... Before deciding to treat someone against his or her wishes, be aware that patients’ values (such as attitude to risk) can differ from those of clinicians, leading to a different view on what treatments are in their best interests. Patients are entitled to make decisions that clinicians might think a ...
... Before deciding to treat someone against his or her wishes, be aware that patients’ values (such as attitude to risk) can differ from those of clinicians, leading to a different view on what treatments are in their best interests. Patients are entitled to make decisions that clinicians might think a ...
Clinical audit tool: initiating drug treatment
... A baseline assessment tool is available. This can help to compare practice with the guideline’s recommendations and prioritise implementation activity, including clinical audit. The audit should be considered with other clinical audits such as the multi-site audit on the prescribing of breakthrough ...
... A baseline assessment tool is available. This can help to compare practice with the guideline’s recommendations and prioritise implementation activity, including clinical audit. The audit should be considered with other clinical audits such as the multi-site audit on the prescribing of breakthrough ...
Risk of PML with TYSABRI Incorrectly Reported New “Flab Jab
... community in an effort to reduce vaccinepreventable illnesses. The article was published in the April 18 edition of the journal Vaccine. v ...
... community in an effort to reduce vaccinepreventable illnesses. The article was published in the April 18 edition of the journal Vaccine. v ...
(PET) and 24 hour adequacy Test
... A PET should be performed approximately 4-6 weeks after initiating peritoneal dialysis, but no earlier. PETs should be repeated at 2 years and then annually. PETs should be repeated earlier if there is clinical evidence of fluid overload with a significant decrease in ultrafiltration, hypertensi ...
... A PET should be performed approximately 4-6 weeks after initiating peritoneal dialysis, but no earlier. PETs should be repeated at 2 years and then annually. PETs should be repeated earlier if there is clinical evidence of fluid overload with a significant decrease in ultrafiltration, hypertensi ...
Hepatitis C Treatment Criteria
... Required Inclusion Criteria Requests meeting all of criteria below will be approved. 1. Treatment is prescribed by a physician or advanced practice provider within a gastroenterology, hepatology, infectious disease or transplant specialty practice. 2. Patients ≥ 18 years of age meeting ALL the follo ...
... Required Inclusion Criteria Requests meeting all of criteria below will be approved. 1. Treatment is prescribed by a physician or advanced practice provider within a gastroenterology, hepatology, infectious disease or transplant specialty practice. 2. Patients ≥ 18 years of age meeting ALL the follo ...
GlucoGuide: An Intelligent Type-2 Diabetes Solution Using Data
... in the next section, even such a level of modest model fitness can still achieve a significant clinical improvement on patients with diabetes. In summary, the experimental results indicate that our TWR is a reliable and efficient framework for mining real-life data of diabetic patients. This model, ...
... in the next section, even such a level of modest model fitness can still achieve a significant clinical improvement on patients with diabetes. In summary, the experimental results indicate that our TWR is a reliable and efficient framework for mining real-life data of diabetic patients. This model, ...
A STUDY ON PRESCRIBING PATTERN OF ANTI MICROBIAL AGENTS IN... INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN...
... Maximium number of drugs administered to a patient in our study was lesser than the findings of similar other studies done in India but polypharmacy was observed in majority of case records in this study. In contradiction to previous reports by Smythe et al [3] and Biswal et al [10] who documented c ...
... Maximium number of drugs administered to a patient in our study was lesser than the findings of similar other studies done in India but polypharmacy was observed in majority of case records in this study. In contradiction to previous reports by Smythe et al [3] and Biswal et al [10] who documented c ...
CLINICAL PROTOCOL PHASE III A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE
... previously treated Lyme patients and it has several alternate forms. (time = ...
... previously treated Lyme patients and it has several alternate forms. (time = ...
The Art of Anaesthesia Dr David Gilhooly
... years, it gained resurgence when in 1853 John Snow, an English physician, administered it to Queen Victoria during the birth of Prince Leopold. Snow went on to publish many articles on the use of ether and the need to develop ways of safely administering ...
... years, it gained resurgence when in 1853 John Snow, an English physician, administered it to Queen Victoria during the birth of Prince Leopold. Snow went on to publish many articles on the use of ether and the need to develop ways of safely administering ...
MISCELLANEOUS THERAPIES
... this device and sundry other information, an astrologer claims to be able to gauge your prospects for good health or your proneness to illness. For example, if your sun sign is Cancer, you are supposed to be more likely to have abdominal disorders whereas if you are a Leo, your heart is your problem ...
... this device and sundry other information, an astrologer claims to be able to gauge your prospects for good health or your proneness to illness. For example, if your sun sign is Cancer, you are supposed to be more likely to have abdominal disorders whereas if you are a Leo, your heart is your problem ...
Medication errors
... drugs at the same time you are dispensing medication? (Sometimes: 2)(Never: 0) 2. How often do you try to do two things at once, i.e. answer the telephone and check drugs? ...
... drugs at the same time you are dispensing medication? (Sometimes: 2)(Never: 0) 2. How often do you try to do two things at once, i.e. answer the telephone and check drugs? ...
CH35 Geriatric Emergencies
... • Specific GI problems in older patients include: – Diverticulitis – Bleeding in the upper and lower GI system – Peptic ulcer disease – Gallbladder disease – Bowel obstruction ...
... • Specific GI problems in older patients include: – Diverticulitis – Bleeding in the upper and lower GI system – Peptic ulcer disease – Gallbladder disease – Bowel obstruction ...