Health Information Exchange Essay Example
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1. What lung disease is characterized by bullae? Emphysema
2. What lung disease is characterized by casseous lesions? Tuberculosis
3. What is a Mantoux tests used to detect? Tuberculin skin test
4. Which type of bronchitis is caused by infection – acute or chronic? Chronic
5. What is the cause of COPD? COPD is caused by dust particles that infiltrate or embed into the lung tissue.
6. What respiratory disease has psychogenic triggers? Bronchial asthma
7. What type of pneumonia is characterized by alveolar consolidation? Bronchopneumonia
8. What is atelectasis? When pneumothrax is formed, the air in that space causes an increased intrapleural pressure and the lung is subject to collapse.
9. Diffuse fluid and congestion in the bronchi would be characteristic of which type of pneumonia? Bronchopneumonia
10. What is status asthmaticus? Is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators and steroids.
PART II Case Studies -Gastrointestinal System
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Patient One.
The patient is a 53 year old female who came to the physician’s office with complaints of severe, RUQ abdominal pain. The patient has had similar pain before, but states that this time it has lasted longer. The pain always occurs post-prandial. The patient is 5 foot two inches and weighs 180 pounds. She admits that her diet is high in fats.
1. What condition do you suspect? Gallstones
2. What laboratory tests would you order to confirm your suspicion? Ultra sound and/or xrays
3.What are some of this patient’s risk factors for that condition? Pregnancy, use of oral contraceptives, diabetes mellitus, obesity, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis.
Patient Two
The patient is a 36 year old male who came to the hospital because of an episode of hematemesis.
1. What lung disease is characterized by bullae? Emphysema
2. What lung disease is characterized by casseous lesions? Tuberculosis
3. What is a Mantoux tests used to detect? Tuberculin skin test
4. Which type of bronchitis is caused by infection – acute or chronic? Chronic
5. What is the cause of COPD? COPD is caused by dust particles that infiltrate or embed into the lung tissue.
6. What respiratory disease has psychogenic triggers? Bronchial asthma
7. What type of pneumonia is characterized by alveolar consolidation? Bronchopneumonia
8. What is atelectasis? When pneumothrax is formed, the air in that space causes an increased intrapleural pressure and the lung is subject to collapse.
9. Diffuse fluid and congestion in the bronchi would be characteristic of which type of pneumonia? Bronchopneumonia
10. What is status asthmaticus? Is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators and steroids.
PART II Case Studies -Gastrointestinal System
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Patient One.
The patient is a 53 year old female who came to the physician’s office with complaints of severe, RUQ abdominal pain. The patient has had similar pain before, but states that this time it has lasted longer. The pain always occurs post-prandial. The patient is 5 foot two inches and weighs 180 pounds. She admits that her diet is high in fats.
1. What condition do you suspect? Gallstones
2. What laboratory tests would you order to confirm your suspicion? Ultra sound and/or xrays
3.What are some of this patient’s risk factors for that condition? Pregnancy, use of oral contraceptives, diabetes mellitus, obesity, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis.
Patient Two
The patient is a 36 year old male who came to the hospital because of an episode of hematemesis.