and depth Outcome: Have patient regain normal breathing pattern of 16 within 6 hours after surgery 11/20/15 Interventions Rationale Auscultate breathing listening for wheezing or crackles‚ silence in breathing Wheezing could mean bronchospasms. If there is crackles then she could have liquid in her lungs. Silence in breathing could indicate atelectasis. Watch respiratory rate and depth‚ skin color‚ listen for breath sounds every 15 mins. Able to encourage patient to take deep breathes when
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DOI: 3/1/2016. Patient is a 49-year-old male electrician who sustained a work-related injury to his back while he was bending over to pick an item up in the gang box. As per OMNI entry‚ he was initially diagnosed with left-sided low back pain with sciatica and constipation. MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dated 06/22/2016 showed disc protrusion with annular fissure at L5-S1‚ which can be a source of pain. Per physical therapy notes dated 06/30/2016‚ the patient has attended a total of
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In addition to Todd’s experience as a secondary instructor Todd has 7 years’ experience as a paramedic. Todd’s experience as a paramedic and the patient care experience Todd has gained in the field will be very beneficial while instructing classes. This experience will allow Todd’s to teach scenarios based on real life experiences both positive and negative outcomes adding to the quality of his instruction. Todd’s experience as a paramedic will also allow additional comfort in the material he will
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Mindanao Medical Foundation College College of Optometry Case report on: A comparative study of an emmetropic patient to a patient with Accommodative and Convergence Insufficiency Abstract: This case study aims to compare an emmetropic patient to a patient with accommodative insufficiency and convergence insufficiency based from the results of Binocular vision examination and Preliminary Optometric procedures. Keywords: emmetropia‚ accommodative insufficiency‚ convergence insufficiency
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Patient Safety/Quality Care/Improvement Case Study 1. Overview of what are medical errors and possible consequences of such errors? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines medical errors as “the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim.” Medical errors do not all result in harm or injury. Medical errors that cause injury or harm are sometimes called preventable adverse events – that is the injury is thought to be due to a medical intervention
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Lowering Healthcare Cost for Patients with Autism Abstract The object of this paper is to describe the different changes that can be made in order to lower the cost of healthcare among patients with autism. Many people as well as different agencies react to this disorder in many different ways. This report will provide detail about the “Question of Who‚” which relates to the agencies who pay for the treatment as well as the families. The reader should expect to learn what autism
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Model Case and Analysis P. Y. is a 41-year-old patient‚ a Native American who lives in a reservation area in New Mexico. Five years ago‚ she was diagnosed with a rare‚ long term skin condition called Hidradenitis suppurativa. This condition is characterized by small‚ painful lumps under the skin and it can persist for years and worsens overtime‚ with serious effects on patient’s daily life and emotional well-being. She goes to surgery regularly‚ every 3-4 weeks to remove the painful lumps. She developed
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Patient-centered health care is the dominant model in health service delivery. Within this framework‚ patient satisfaction has emerged as an important indicator of the quality of patient care (Brown‚ Stewart‚ McCracken‚ et al‚ 1986). The significance of patient satisfaction is further emphasized by evidence that satisfied patients are more likely to adhere to treatment‚ benefit from their health care‚ and have a higher quality of life. Additionally‚ patient satisfaction data have been used for quality
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The main issue that prompted the researchers to do the study on the experiences that the health care workers have with dementia patients and their caregivers was to give an opportunity to health care workers to understand better ways of improving care for these patients because the population is increasing fast and it will help them give proper education to caregivers. The significance of the study was noted by “the global prevalence of Alzheimer disease and related dementias which is estimated to
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Following retirement‚ the average elderly American is sustaining themselves on the equivalent of minimum wage or funds from Social Security. Chronic disease is an ongoing pandemic across the world‚ but as we have seen the cost of medication has been at an all-time high. It is reported that the average elderly adult spends a minimum of 23% of their income on medication alone (Sagon‚ 2015). Of course‚ these statistics will vary since America is such a diverse population. Media outlets typically discuss
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