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You are working as a health care provider, and have started prescribing a new medication for...

You are working as a health care provider, and have started prescribing a new medication for difficult to manage seizures as part of the treatment of epilepsy. Several of your patients start to develop unusual previously not reported side effects in the clinical trials for that drug. The side effects include peripheral vision blindness and skin turning blue. In addition to alerting the FDA, you want to publish your patient observations so that other doctors are made aware. using this scenario, describe the process you would take to write these cases into a paper and describe the peer review process of medical journals from start to finish. Describe any obstacles or challenges in getting your observations published.

( Pease write enough so I can understand it more ) at least 380 words


There is no statistical data here. It's basically asking that if You were the healthcare provider what will you be doing in this situation. It's basically your opinion there is no such thing as wrong or right answer.

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what is the deficiency and toxicity symptoms for iron.. site your source Name the functions, food...

what is the deficiency and toxicity symptoms for iron.. site your source

Name the functions, food sources, for magnesium. SITE YOUR SOURCE

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Linda comes home for Christmas after her first semester if college, where she lived in the...

Linda comes home for Christmas after her first semester if college, where she lived in the dorms. She develops a fever of 101 °F, a dry cough and is very tired. She has elevated white blood cell counts and procalcitonin levels of 1.5 micrograms/liter. What disease is she likely to have and what should the next step in diagnosis be?

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1. Your patient with a tracheostomy is on a ventilator. His neck looks swollen this morning...

1. Your patient with a tracheostomy is on a ventilator. His neck looks swollen this morning and it has not been like that previously. What are your concerns?

2. a.Why is a tracheostomy done?
     b. How does a tracheostomy work ?
     c.How do you suction it .
      d. How will you clean it and replace the inner cannula .?
        e. What is a tracheostomy collar?

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2. React to the following situation: One of the employees you supervise asks you to have...

2. React to the following situation:
One of the employees you supervise asks you to have Friday off because some relatives arrive from the United States and he wants to share with them. You as your supervisor tried to give you the day off and it was not possible due to need for service. When informing the employee, he was upset and indicated that he would talk to the hospital administrator and when he left his office, he threw the door.
As a supervisor, what is your opinion of the employee's attitude and whether or not he followed the chain or unity of command? Explain, what has been the best attitude of the employee? (Minimum 200 words)

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Case Study A 40-year-old female is seen in the dermatologist's office, upon the recommendation of her...

Case Study

A 40-year-old female is seen in the dermatologist's office, upon the recommendation of her internist, for a workup for suspected SLE. Her presenting symptoms include erythema rash across her cheeks and nose, photosentivity resulting in raised rash in sun-exposed areas, patches of alopecia, and pain and stiffness in her joints. The dermatologists examines the patient and orders exfoliative cystology and fungal scrapings to rule out other sources of the rash. Her internist had already placed the patient an oral anti-inflammatory medication for joint pain. The dermatologists orders corticosteroid cream for the rash. The patient is advised to use a sunscreen and make a follow-up appointment for results of the biopsy.

1. What pathological condition does the internist think this patient might have? Look this condition up in a referrnce source, and include a short description of it. SLE is an autoimmune disease. Use a reference source to look up the name of another autoimmune disease.

2. List and define each of the patient's presenting symptoms in your own words.

3. What diagnostic tests did the dermatologist perforn? Describe it in your own words. Why were they important in helping the dermatologist make a diagnosis?

4. Each physician initiated a treatment. Describe them in your own words.

5. What do you think the term "workup" means?

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1. Write an Initial Post where you develop an outline for a risk management program in...

1. Write an Initial Post where you develop an outline for a risk management program in a medical practice. Please include five components.

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For my Administrative Medical Office Skills Write TWO scenarios-one for an inpatient and one for an...

For my Administrative Medical Office Skills

Write TWO scenarios-one for an inpatient and one for an outpatient-on scheduling a procedure. You must select an appropriate procedure for an inpatient and an appropriate procedure for an outpatient. An inpatient procedure is one that requires hospitalization, at least overnight. With an outpatient procedure, the patient returns home the same day. It may be performed in the physician office, a clinic, or a hospital facility. You may write an essay or use a table to describe the following for each of your scenarios. Use complete sentences to explain:

  1. a) The process of scheduling the procedure
  2. b) The procedure itself
  3. c) Any preparation required on the part of the patient for the procedure

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1. Discuss speech sound disorders(SSD) What are the 2 categories of SSD and thoroughly describe the...

1. Discuss speech sound disorders(SSD) What are the 2 categories of SSD and thoroughly describe the differences between them. Finally discuss specific evaluation measures we may employ when assessing a client with SSD.

2. What are the 5 levels of the language rule system (list and define) Discuss developing language skills in children from birth to age 5 and how we can assess these skills (formal and informal testing) What does a screening for written language typically include? If a comprehensive assessment is warranted, who else besides the SLP should collaborate?

3. What are Cultural competence(CC) and Inter-professional Practice(IPP)? Why are they important to us and what specific elements of CC and IPP must we consider when performing evaluations and assessments?


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Describe a complete diagnostic evaluation session. Include all measures that are administered from beginning to end...

Describe a complete diagnostic evaluation session. Include all measures that are administered from beginning to end giving details and examples. Explain why we perform each step of the evaluation and what information it gives us towards a diagnosis. How do the findings from the evaluation translate into a diagnostic report?

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Case Study Mary Pearl, age 60, has come into the physician's office complaining of swelling, stiffiness,...

Case Study
Mary Pearl, age 60, has come into the physician's office complaining of swelling, stiffiness, and arthralgia, especially in her elbows, wrists, and hands. A bone scan revealed acute inflammation in multiple joints with damaged articulate cartilage and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate blood test indicated a significant level of acute inflammation in the body. A diagnosis of acute episode of the rheumatoid arthritis was made. The physician ordered nonsteroidal anti-inflammory medication and physical therapy. The therapist initiated a treatment program of hydrotherapy and AROM exercises.

1. What pathological condition does this patient have? Look this condition up in a refernce source and indicate a short description of it.
2. What type of long-term damage may occur in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis?
3. Describe the other major type of arthritis mentioned?
4. What two diagnostic procedures did the physcian order? Describe them in your own words. What were the results?
5. Whar treatments were ordered? Explain what the physical therapy procedures involve?
6. This patient is experiencing an acute episode. Explain what this phrase means and contrast it with chronic?






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1. Diagnosis: Acute asthma exacerbation

 

1. Diagnosis: Acute asthma exacerbation

a. What is the pathophysiology of Acute asthma exacerbation?

b. What is a Therapeutic regimen for Acute asthma exacerbation?

2. Diagnosis: suspected respiration tract infection

a. What is the pathophysiology of suspected respiration tract infection

b. What is a Therapeutic regimen of suspected respiration tract infection

3. Diagnosis: Hemorrhage, subarachnoid

a. What is the pathophysiology of Hemorrhage, subarachnoid

b. What is a Therapeutic regimen of hemorrhage, subarachnoid

4. Diagnosis: Hypertension

a.  What is the pathophysiology of Hypertension

b. What is a Therapeutic regimen of Hypertension

 

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Dr. Buthainah is a family physician who refuses the use of EHR in her clinic because she believes that her patients' health information is not secure in the EHR.

 

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Q: Dr. Buthainah is a family physician who refuses the use of EHR in her clinic because she believes that her patients' health information is not secure in the EHR. As a health informatics specialist, write a 150-200 words letter explaining to her actions that have been taken by governments and professional bodies to safeguard EHR data.

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Ms. K, age 79yrs old, has developed a partial obstruction in her colon. She was having...

Ms. K, age 79yrs old, has developed a partial obstruction in her colon. She was having difficulty with bowel movements and was nauseated, anorexic, and dehydrated. Surgery revealed diverticulitis with considerable fibrosis causing the obstruction. A colostomy was required.


1) Why would she have difficulty passing feces?

2) Why do you think she would be nauseated and anorexic?

3) Why would she be dehydrated?

4) How would fibrosis affect the functioning of the colon?

5) Why would a colostomy be necessary?

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Describe the level of specificity in ICD-10 diagnosis coding with an example?

 

HCI 213

Describe the level of specificity in ICD-10 diagnosis coding with an example?

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