Cholesterol: A Patient Conversation Name SC121 October 27‚ 2014 Hello Mr. Brown‚ My name is Jane and I am your PA today otherwise known as a Physician’s Assistant. The doctor had ordered some test for you and I am going to go over your results and explain to you what each of them mean. If you have any questions please feel free to stop me at any time. First we will start off with your Triglyceride level and it was 145 mg/dl. Your Triglycerides is fat in the blood and they are used to provide
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Medical errors is a reason for at least 34‚000 deaths yearly in the United States. These losses mainly result from method errors‚ or the failure to deliver suggested treatments for patients with convinced medicinal circumstances. With through health costs valued at $19 billion yearly‚ these faults levy a considerable problem on both the medical care system and people as a complete. Technology (IT) systems such as electronic Medical records and physician computerized order record hold the possible
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1. What is the potential impact of the copy/paste functionality on the integrity of the data and information contained in an EHR? The copy/paste function opens the possibility for fraud‚ medical error and risk for malpractice claims. Fraud could occur when a copy/paste function is used and than an insurance company is billed for the procedure/services 2 or 3 times. When in reality the procedure/service was only completed once. Medical error can occur with the copy/paste function‚ when
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Alzheimer’s patient Introduction In this essay about the care required for a patient with Alzheimer’s disease‚ the essay will discuss of the holistic care needs for the patient‚ holistic care is total care of a patient which means caring for everything the patients emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ social and psychological needs. Caring for an Alzheimer’s patient is it important that they are always reassured and feel secured‚ when caring for an Alzheimer’s patient finding out the patients normal routines
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ASSESSMENT: NURSING HEALTH HISTORY COLLECTING AND CLUSTERING SUBJECTIVE DATA (Initial Interview – Comprehensive) BASED ON GORDON’S FUNCTIONALHEALTH PATTERNS I. BIOGRAPHIC DATA Name: ____________________________________________________________ ___ Age: _______ Sex: ___________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ Race: ________________________ Marital Status: ___________ Occupation: _________________________ Religious Orientation: ________________
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In this project Group 7 examined the seascape through formal elements in Claude-Oscar Monet’s Mouth of the Seine at Honfleur. It is oil on canvas seascape painting from 1865. The depiction of the light from the sky‚ in the form of the color blue‚ is the dominant formal element that catches our attention at first sight of this image. The intention is to also describe the white sailboat in the background with the seagulls flying around it because it catches the eye second. The painter‚ Monet‚ uses
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Geriatric Project Patient L.G. is a 92 year old black female‚ born and raised in Augusta GA. L.G. is the oldest of 6 children and has an 8th grade education. She had to leave school at an early age to help her parents who were “Field Hands” with her young siblings. L.G. spent most of her youth picking cotton alongside her parents and tending to her younger brothers and sisters and was unable to complete her education. L.G. was a very quick learner and very good with her hands. She always envisioned
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Module 1- Intentional Tort Samuels vs. Southern Baptist Hospital taking place February 13th 1992 in Louisiana. A minor age sixteen Rochelle Harris and her family sue for an Intentional tort from the Southern Baptist’s former employee Raymond Stewart. The injury that occurred here was an incident of a common everyday tort known as rape. Ms. Rochelle was sixteen at the time of this intentional tort she had been admitted to a psychiatric ward at Southern Baptist Hospital by her parents from an attempt
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Piercing the corporate veil since the enactment of the New Companies Act.1 A company‚ as a separate entity‚ is an acknowledged concept in South African law. It is clearly stated in the Constitution: A provision of the Bill of Rights binds a natural or a juristic person if‚ and to the extent that‚ it is applicable‚ taking into account the nature of the right and the nature of the duty imposed by the right.2 Although a company is acknowledged as a separate entity‚ it is common sense that a
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Eczema WHAT IS ECZEMA? Eczema is a category of skin disease that is characterized by inflammation‚ itching‚ dry scaly skin‚ and in severe cases‚ small fluid filled blisters and insomnia. It is the most common skin disease in children today. Mild cases of Eczema are a little worse than a tendency toward dry‚ itching skin. Severe cases can effect the whole body‚ can be intensely itchy‚ uncomfortable‚ and even have an effect on the person in a psychological manner due to self- consciousness. Eczema
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