4. Translate into lay terminology. A G3P3 female presents to ED with spotting. She has a history of borderline personality disorder and seizure disorder, and is non-compliant with antileptic therapy. She reports suicidal ideation without gesture. Hemoglobin is subnormal and physical examination reveals +1 pedal/pre-tibial edema.
A female comes to an emergency department who became pregnant 3 times and carried her pregnancy to 24 weeks of gestation age or more. she tells that she has bleeding from V agina without menstruation also. She has a history of a personality disorder that affects her mood and behavior, seizure disorder and is non-compliant with treatment with antiseizure drugs. She reports that sometimes I feel want to injure myself self. Her Hemoglobin is just below the normal range and physical examination reveals mild fluid deposition in her feet/ and lower extremity
4. Translate into lay terminology. A G3P3 female presents to ED with spotting. She has a...
2. Translate into lay terminology. A 42-year-old woman with history of tobacco use and failed cessation therapy presents to the ED. She has dyspnea and hemoptysis. CXR shows a LUL mass and atelectasis. Labs demonstrate decreased hemoglobin and hypokalemia. She is scheduled for a fine needle aspiration in anticipation of thoracotomy.
One-year later Mrs. Prather presents to the ED complaining of dyspnea, especially at night. She states that she sleeps better when sitting in her recliner. Review of Systems: (what patient tells you) Skin: no changes in hair, no changes with nails Mental Health: no current feelings of sadness, no sleep disturbances, no suicidal ideations Neurological: no light-headedness, no dizziness, no paresthesia to feet & hands, no balance problems Head and neck: no headache, no neck pain, no stiffness Eyes: no...
The Emergency Department Chair has asked for an audit of ED records in preparation for an upcoming Joint Commission survey. Your staff conducted the audit against the Joint Commission standard that addresses ED documentation. The results were very poor, with no consistency in documenting the required components. You check the medical staff by-laws and realize that there are no specifics related to ED documentation. Determine the Joint Commission documentation requirements for Emergency Department reports. List them here. Audit the five...
Use the answer sheet provided for the project to identify which (if any) of the events or sitautions described happened in each cases. Use our report template to create a report for the medical staff review committee. Under conclusion discuss one process change that can be implemented to reduce risk exposure and provide at least two ways in which change can be managed smoothly when implementing the new process. Presume you are a data analyst in the hospital health information...