Running head: COORDINATING CARE 1 Coordinating Care COORDINATING CARE 2 P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17‚ 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure‚ (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen
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Cardiac catheterization is often referred to as coronary angiography or a coronary angiogram. It is a radiographic procedure that is used to look at and visualize the heart and the coronary arteries. During a cardiac catheterization it is possible for the cardiologist performing the procedure to see how effectively blood is flowing through the coronary arteries. In addition‚ this procedure allows the cardiologists to see how blood is moving through the chambers of the heart and how effective the
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Risk Predictors CC and PCI Predictors of Vascular Complications Post Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Cheryl J. P. Dumont‚ PhD(c)‚ RN‚ CCRN; Arlene W. Keeling‚ PhD‚ RN; Cheryl Bourguignon‚ PhD‚ RN; Ian J. Sarembock‚ MB‚ ChB‚ MD; Melanie Turner‚ RN‚ BSN Care of patients after cardiac catheterization and/or percutaneous coronary intervention is largely the responsibility of nurses. The identification of risk factors for vascular complications from these procedures
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Company referred this file for medical case management. Instructions were given to meet with John Pero and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care‚ and identify needs to facilitate recovery. INTERVIEW SETTING On 2/20/17 I met Mr. Pero at the Mid Michigan Urgent care. Mr. Pero is unable to hear or speak. Communication is through writing and lip reading. Mr. Pero is alert and oriented. He is cooperative and willing to work with a nurse case manager. MEDICAL FACTORS Mr. Pero
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Health Care Case Study: Financial Statements University of Phoenix Health Care Financial Accounting HCS/405 December 06‚ 2010 Health Care Case Study: Financial Statements This paper is a health care case study of financial statements for Patton-Fuller Community Hospital. This summary is a review of the annual report and financial statements and the differences between the audited and the unaudited statements. The financial ratios are examined to determine if there has been improvement from
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In chapter 5 we have reviewed major elements of ambulatory (outpatient) care and discussed changes supported by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Ambulatory care encompasses a diverse and growing sector of the healthcare delivery system. Ambulatory surgery is a continuously expanding component of ambulatory care‚ as new technology allows an increasing number of procedures to be performed safely and efficiently outside of the hospital
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“How I deal with emergencies” 1. Explain what to do if your colleague suffers a deep cut it spurns bright red blood. Shout and call‚ or have someone call a first aid specialist. Ask the colleague to sit down. Check the wound‚ get a large bandage for the cut or simply press the wound and keep elevated the affected limb then check the colleague’s breathing and circulation and apply psychological methods to calm the colleague until the first aider comes. 2. Explain what to do if the fire
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Sudden cardiac death happens more these days. There are so many people alone in the United States who just stops breathing with no heart disease involved. So why did their heart stop? There are so many researchers out there trying to figure out the underlying cause of these people who this happen to. There can be other reason why a person’s heart can stop without having a cardiac disease. A person’s body may store minerals that control the arrhythmia of the heart to act a different way.
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The cardiac electrical activity is produced and controlled by the Sinoatrial (SA) node in the right atrium and the Atrioventricular (AV) node in the interatrial septum. The electrical signals move through the cardiac conduction system fibres causing the atria and ventricles to contract and relax regularly between 60-100 bpm [1].when those electrical signals are interrupted as a result of a damage in the conduction system‚ the heart rate would become irregular or would either increase resulting in
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essential for resuscitating those who have suffered from SCA (sudden cardiac arrest). Because the incidences of SCA are increased during and after strenuous physical activity‚ every school should have AED(s) that can be accessed very quickly. Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes. NATA convened an inter-association task force in Atlanta in 2006 to create guidelines on emergency management of SCA in high school and college athletics. The guidelines
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