Interpret and Apply Medical Terminology Appropriately While most medical office personnel‚ in either setting‚ will not necessarily have to know vast amounts of technical medical terminology‚ it is important to have a working knowledge in order to effectively fulfill your duties in a medical setting. There are numerous resources online‚ college courses‚ books‚ and flash cards one can use to learn medical terminology. Every office will likely have a good medical dictionary and other resources
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Importance of Case History Taking and Mental Status Examination Case history is the record of patient’s life. The history is a patient’s life story told to the psychiatrist in the patient’s own words from his or her own point o view. It allows the psychiatrist to understand the patient and also helps in prognosis of the case. The history also includes information about the patient obtain from other sources such as parents or spouse. Getting the comprehensive history from a patient or from other
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Career Research Essay: Diagnostic Medical Sonographer The medical profession has always interested me. I am looking for a career that is well paying‚ and flexible. The diagnostic medical sonography field offers a variety of different specialties‚ as well as a wide range of workplace options. The flexibility of this field is what made it so appealing to me. I have chosen to pursue a career as a medical diagnostic sonographer. Sonographers are among the best paid in health care support careers. “Due
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Sikhethiwe Msimanga Case No. 2 Student Number: 98827756 HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER OPERATIVE REPORT Patient Name: Emma Parker Hospital No.: 11259 Date of Admission: 9/26/2011 Date of Surgery: 9/26/2011 Admitting Physician: Sherman Loyd‚ MD Surgeon: Carol Dodd‚ MD Preoperative Diagnosis: Right intertrochanteric femoral fracture Postoperative Diagnosis: Right intertrochanteric femoral fracture OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: Open reduction‚ internal fixation of right intertrochanteric femoral
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death of her husband 2 years ago. Patient appears healthy in general. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY * dementia * hypertension * constipation MEDICATIONS * Iron supplements * ferrous sulfate 325 mg * asprin 81 mg * Colace (docusate) 300 mg FAMILY HISTORY * Late onset of dementia (father) * Anemia (mother) * Hypertension (brother) * Depression (mother) SOCIAL HISTORY The patient is a resident of a nursing home and is completely dependent on the
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evaluated and diagnosed with diverticulitis. During his 3-day hospital stay‚ he has recieved IVfluids‚ IV antibiotics‚ and morphine for pain. History Past Medical History: The patient has a remarkable medical history‚ a healthy individual‚ up untill 7/15/06 when he under went a laparoscopic cholecystectomy‚ and was admitted. Diet History/Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: The patient had no specific routine diet‚ but states with his busy life cycle‚ he has been eating fast foods while
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Joshua Cooper 7/24/12 Final Exam Project My Major and Different opportunities with it My major is Health Science Informatics Track I chose this major because I am interested in the medical field. I started out as a Nursing major but I quickly changed in because I figured out I could do what I really wanted to do without taking all the difficult Nursing classes and having to pass the Nursing exam once you graduate. I am currently a sophomore so I am early on in my college career I still
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Benefits of Electronic Medical Records Stephanie Fine HCS/490 December 5‚ 2011 Cindy Perkins Benefits of Electronic Medical Records * “In 1972‚ the Regenstreif Institute developed the first medical records system” (Unknown‚ History of Electronic Medical Records‚ 2011‚ Para. 3). Since then‚ health care facilities across the nation are beginning to see the benefits that electronic medical records have on both health care providers and patients as well. This paper will discuss the benefits
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HISTORY OVERVIEW The importance of medical records in health care delivery has been recognized for a long time. Its revelance to patient care and health administration was documented by Florence Nightingale in 1873 a book entitled Notes on a Hospital. Ideally the medical record should be the primary repository of all information regarding patient care‚ provide decision-support‚ and be a tool for support and maintaining ancillary health care activities such as administration‚ quality assurance‚ research
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Talcott‚ MD Neurology Requesting Physician: Stella Rose Dickinson‚ PhD Psychology Date of Consult: 04/28/---- CHIEF COMPLAINT: Memory loss. HISTORY: Ms. Copeland is a very pleasant 58-year-old white female who gives a history of several years of what she calls short-term memory problems. She has had no long-term deficits. No family history of dementia. Denies head injuries specifically the loss of consciousness although she did have a blow to the head four years ago. She has had no strokes
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