Coordination of Hospice and Palliative Care in ESRD
... Discharge from Hospice • Discharge from hospice will occur as a result of one of the following: – The beneficiary decides to revoke the hospice benefit – The beneficiary moves away from the geographic area that the hospice defines in its policies as its service area – The beneficiary transfers to a ...
... Discharge from Hospice • Discharge from hospice will occur as a result of one of the following: – The beneficiary decides to revoke the hospice benefit – The beneficiary moves away from the geographic area that the hospice defines in its policies as its service area – The beneficiary transfers to a ...
Current Procedural Terminology - American Academy of Pediatrics
... (including telephone calls) for purposes of assessment or care decisions with health care professional(s), family member(s), surrogate decision maker(s) (e.g., legal guardian) and/or key caregiver(s) involved in patient’s care, integration of new information into the medical treatment plan and/or ad ...
... (including telephone calls) for purposes of assessment or care decisions with health care professional(s), family member(s), surrogate decision maker(s) (e.g., legal guardian) and/or key caregiver(s) involved in patient’s care, integration of new information into the medical treatment plan and/or ad ...
Use of antithrombotic agents in patients with intracerebral cavernous
... the patient record; thus, the rate provided does not reflect an “on-treatment” risk. Recall bias could also underestimate the specific medications and exposure in individuals. In addition, the follow-up time was limited. Caution should be used when interpreting these data because of these multiple l ...
... the patient record; thus, the rate provided does not reflect an “on-treatment” risk. Recall bias could also underestimate the specific medications and exposure in individuals. In addition, the follow-up time was limited. Caution should be used when interpreting these data because of these multiple l ...
INTRAVENOUS REGIONAL ANALGESIA IN THROMBASTENIA S
... airway management. Nasogastric catheters and other oral interventions, can cause bleeding5. Central and peripheral blocks also have bleeding risk.. It is therefore essential that the advantages and disadvantages of a central block should be weighed carefully before being done. In situations such as ...
... airway management. Nasogastric catheters and other oral interventions, can cause bleeding5. Central and peripheral blocks also have bleeding risk.. It is therefore essential that the advantages and disadvantages of a central block should be weighed carefully before being done. In situations such as ...
Outcomes From Two Forms of Training for First
... post-training performance scores by both training groups exceeded the differential scores for the other assessment domains. This highlights the value of performance-based assessment, but also the opportunity for hands-on practice of applied skills for both initial and refresher training. A passing r ...
... post-training performance scores by both training groups exceeded the differential scores for the other assessment domains. This highlights the value of performance-based assessment, but also the opportunity for hands-on practice of applied skills for both initial and refresher training. A passing r ...
Photodynamic Therapy for nail fungus using light.... safely
... There are no known contra-indications for the PactMED, however it is important to note the ingredients of the gel and identify those patients who may experience an allergic reaction. The nail retains a blue discolouration that will vanish soon after treatment, however in rare cases it may remain for ...
... There are no known contra-indications for the PactMED, however it is important to note the ingredients of the gel and identify those patients who may experience an allergic reaction. The nail retains a blue discolouration that will vanish soon after treatment, however in rare cases it may remain for ...
Surgery 1 - My Dundee - University of Dundee
... What other specific questions would you ask in the history? You have been given a few of the LUTS. Fill in the rest. I remember them as: obstructive symptoms – poor flow, hesitancy and post-void dribbling. Irritative symptoms – frequency, urgency, nocturia and urge incontinence. Other LUTS – haematu ...
... What other specific questions would you ask in the history? You have been given a few of the LUTS. Fill in the rest. I remember them as: obstructive symptoms – poor flow, hesitancy and post-void dribbling. Irritative symptoms – frequency, urgency, nocturia and urge incontinence. Other LUTS – haematu ...
CE Credit Package 5 12 Credits for $1900
... The concept of medical futility continues to elude the medical community. It is as individual in meaning to patients as their diagnoses. This challenges hospitals to establish medical futility guidelines and develop a policy that not only encompasses a patient’s autonomy, but also supports the ethic ...
... The concept of medical futility continues to elude the medical community. It is as individual in meaning to patients as their diagnoses. This challenges hospitals to establish medical futility guidelines and develop a policy that not only encompasses a patient’s autonomy, but also supports the ethic ...
Guidelines for use of the National Inpatient Medication Chart
... It is recommended that a laminated copy of guidelines for anticoagulation using warfarin is available to assist the doctor/pharmacist/nurse when a patient is commenced on warfarin. The guidelines should offer information about target INR, duration of therapy, dosing, management of excessive bleeding ...
... It is recommended that a laminated copy of guidelines for anticoagulation using warfarin is available to assist the doctor/pharmacist/nurse when a patient is commenced on warfarin. The guidelines should offer information about target INR, duration of therapy, dosing, management of excessive bleeding ...
Oral Presentation 1
... Introduction of FDCs with less consideration to the prior groundwork has produced enormous complexities for the health care providers and patients. Since long separate doses were in use for the treatment of TB, abrupt change from this traditional regimen to FDCs needed crucial interventions. Trainin ...
... Introduction of FDCs with less consideration to the prior groundwork has produced enormous complexities for the health care providers and patients. Since long separate doses were in use for the treatment of TB, abrupt change from this traditional regimen to FDCs needed crucial interventions. Trainin ...
CESAREAN SECTION UNDER SPINAL ANESTHESIA IN A PATIENT WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS S
... bupivacaine + 0.2 mL (10µg) of fentanyl at the L3-4 interspace in the left lateral position by the median approach. Adequate sensory and motor blockade were achieved. The postoperative period was uneventful and she was discharged home on postoperative day 3. Conclusion: We suggest that spinal anesth ...
... bupivacaine + 0.2 mL (10µg) of fentanyl at the L3-4 interspace in the left lateral position by the median approach. Adequate sensory and motor blockade were achieved. The postoperative period was uneventful and she was discharged home on postoperative day 3. Conclusion: We suggest that spinal anesth ...
here - American College of Physicians
... CHIEF COMPLAINT: Weakness, diarrhea HISTORY: The patient is an 80 year old male with COPD, BPH, OSA, hypogonadism, and chronic back pain on opiates who presented with 5 days of weakness and diarrhea. For 4-5 months, he had decreased appetite, weight loss, and worsening memory. Work-up by his primary ...
... CHIEF COMPLAINT: Weakness, diarrhea HISTORY: The patient is an 80 year old male with COPD, BPH, OSA, hypogonadism, and chronic back pain on opiates who presented with 5 days of weakness and diarrhea. For 4-5 months, he had decreased appetite, weight loss, and worsening memory. Work-up by his primary ...
ACR–STR Practice Parameter for the Performance of High
... patients. Practice Parameters and Technical Standards are not inflexible rules or requirements of practice and are not intended, nor should they be used, to establish a legal standard of care1. For these reasons and those set forth below, the American College of Radiology and our collaborating medic ...
... patients. Practice Parameters and Technical Standards are not inflexible rules or requirements of practice and are not intended, nor should they be used, to establish a legal standard of care1. For these reasons and those set forth below, the American College of Radiology and our collaborating medic ...
Mammoth Hospital Med/Surg Skills Competency Test
... Nurse Ellen is assessing her patient for the correct placement of a NG tube. Knowing that auscultation over the abdomen with an air bolus, listening for an "air whoosh" is not always a reliable indicator of correct placement, she uses additional methods of verification, such as visualization of the ...
... Nurse Ellen is assessing her patient for the correct placement of a NG tube. Knowing that auscultation over the abdomen with an air bolus, listening for an "air whoosh" is not always a reliable indicator of correct placement, she uses additional methods of verification, such as visualization of the ...
Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of death for
... men of having their symptoms of CHD interpreted as being of psychosomatic origin, is another indicator of a lack of integration of knowledge about women within prevalent conceptualisations of what is normal in CHD. ...
... men of having their symptoms of CHD interpreted as being of psychosomatic origin, is another indicator of a lack of integration of knowledge about women within prevalent conceptualisations of what is normal in CHD. ...
Summer 2014 - Loyola University Medical Center
... are closely related, the patient does not need to take systemic immunosuppressant drugs. Dr. Bouchard is Chair of Loyola’s Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Bouchard has performed living-donor transplants on patients who developed LSCD as a result of a chemical burn, graft-versus-host disease and Ste ...
... are closely related, the patient does not need to take systemic immunosuppressant drugs. Dr. Bouchard is Chair of Loyola’s Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Bouchard has performed living-donor transplants on patients who developed LSCD as a result of a chemical burn, graft-versus-host disease and Ste ...
Hypothermia Text
... interventions and package as appropriate for transport, but take extra care to not jostle the patient. This is another case where a steady, smooth ride is far more life-sustaining that a rough, rapid one. Resuscitation Considerations Pulse oximetry, a commonly relied on indication of perfusion, will ...
... interventions and package as appropriate for transport, but take extra care to not jostle the patient. This is another case where a steady, smooth ride is far more life-sustaining that a rough, rapid one. Resuscitation Considerations Pulse oximetry, a commonly relied on indication of perfusion, will ...
Lesson 15: Altitude Sickness
... • Patient with AMS should stop ascending until symptoms resolve themselves • Patient with AMS does not require evac unless condition worsens, then descent is mandatory • GO FAST for any patient with HACE or HAPE. Descend at least 1000-1500 feet of elevation. • Anyone with HACE or HAPE MUST be evalua ...
... • Patient with AMS should stop ascending until symptoms resolve themselves • Patient with AMS does not require evac unless condition worsens, then descent is mandatory • GO FAST for any patient with HACE or HAPE. Descend at least 1000-1500 feet of elevation. • Anyone with HACE or HAPE MUST be evalua ...
Steroid Guidelines
... If response is equivocal (usually maximal between 3-7 days) consider a trial of up to 3 weeks. If the steroids are felt to be effective after the first week of treatment, continue at that dose for 2-4 weeks maximum and plan to taper. Taper the steroids to the lowest dose required clinically. Even wh ...
... If response is equivocal (usually maximal between 3-7 days) consider a trial of up to 3 weeks. If the steroids are felt to be effective after the first week of treatment, continue at that dose for 2-4 weeks maximum and plan to taper. Taper the steroids to the lowest dose required clinically. Even wh ...
The economic burden of asthma: direct and indirect costs in Switzerland
... ABSTRACT: Asthma mortality increased in Switzerland between 1980 and 1994. This study aimed to assess the economic burden of asthma in this country. Chart reviews were conducted for the last five patients seen for asthma in physician practices in 1996 and 1997. Direct expenditures and indirect costs ...
... ABSTRACT: Asthma mortality increased in Switzerland between 1980 and 1994. This study aimed to assess the economic burden of asthma in this country. Chart reviews were conducted for the last five patients seen for asthma in physician practices in 1996 and 1997. Direct expenditures and indirect costs ...
Epinephrine Standing Order Protocol
... b. For individuals approximately 66 pounds and greater, use one EpiPen (0.3 mL epinephrine injection, USP, 1:1000) auto-injector to deliver 0.3 mg of epinephrine injection, USP. 2. Frequency: Up to 20% of individuals who receive epinephrine will require more than one dose before symptoms are allevia ...
... b. For individuals approximately 66 pounds and greater, use one EpiPen (0.3 mL epinephrine injection, USP, 1:1000) auto-injector to deliver 0.3 mg of epinephrine injection, USP. 2. Frequency: Up to 20% of individuals who receive epinephrine will require more than one dose before symptoms are allevia ...
als communications
... Complaints, or notices of untoward events, can be made by a patient, the public, participating organizations or individual participants, including AAREMS staff members. All such complaints should be written, signed and delivered to the AAREMS Program Administrator. Appropriate grounds for complaints ...
... Complaints, or notices of untoward events, can be made by a patient, the public, participating organizations or individual participants, including AAREMS staff members. All such complaints should be written, signed and delivered to the AAREMS Program Administrator. Appropriate grounds for complaints ...
Cabell Huntington Hospital Non-Employee Caregiver Orientation
... individuals who present to the emergency department or other outpatient areas potentially in need of emergency medical treatment, and we will ensure that all admissions, transfers, and discharges are medically appropriate. Admission, transfer, and discharge decisions will not be based on the patient ...
... individuals who present to the emergency department or other outpatient areas potentially in need of emergency medical treatment, and we will ensure that all admissions, transfers, and discharges are medically appropriate. Admission, transfer, and discharge decisions will not be based on the patient ...
View a list - University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
... 4. Title: In Vitro Effect of Nonconventional Accessory Devices on Throat Deposition and Respirable Mass Project Advisor(s): Paul B. Myrdal, PhD and Poonam Sheth, PhD Student(s): Carrie L. Hammer and Matthew D. Bertsch Specific Aims: To evaluate the in vitro throat deposition and respirable mass of ...
... 4. Title: In Vitro Effect of Nonconventional Accessory Devices on Throat Deposition and Respirable Mass Project Advisor(s): Paul B. Myrdal, PhD and Poonam Sheth, PhD Student(s): Carrie L. Hammer and Matthew D. Bertsch Specific Aims: To evaluate the in vitro throat deposition and respirable mass of ...
Medical ethics
Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine.As a scholarly discipline, medical ethics encompasses its practical application in clinical settings as well as work on its history, philosophy, and sociology.