Pulmonology

Analysis of Pulmonology Case Study and Plan of Care Subjective Data The patient, with initials B.C., is a sixty-five-year-old white female seeking medical care over her concerns with an ongoing respiratory issue that has worsened over the course of the last couple of days. Chief Complaint (CC) B.C. complains of an acute, non-productive cough lasting for two weeks that occurs mainly at night requiring her to sit up in order to ease her breathing. Also, she reports having a low grade fever for two

provide competent, culturally sensitive, and developmentally-appropriate care along the side of the interdisciplinary team involved. The interdisciplinary team involved was myself, nurse, physician, patient, lab, and radiology staff. For the Pulmonology clinic visit patient that I assisted with today, we had to perform a cultural assessment on the patient. By doing this assessment, we asked the following questions to gather information in the patient’s point of view, in order to properly formal

not need my inhaler very often, but because of my experience i’ve always felt an affinity towards pulmonology. During residency I have seen that pulmonology provides a good mix of practice because it gives you an opportunity to work outpatient managing chronic lung issues, inpatient by treating acute exacerbation, and provides the perfect complement to critical care medicine. I also enjoy that pulmonology has a procedural side and hope to gain more experience with

I remember the day when Medicine started to make sense to me, it was also the day I truly appreciated the significance of an effective teacher. A so called lightbulb moment, and pulmonology went from a field I avoided, to one that am considering a potential career path. I began my clinical years at medical school believing my future would lie in surgery, however my surgical rotations didn’t capture my attention the way the medical rotations did. My desire to pursue a career in medicine was confirmed

continues to occur throughout the respiratory cycle, which makes sense as blood is continuously passing through the lungs. If there were no FRC, we would be continuously reabsorbing carbon dioxide” (Neligan 2002, Critical care tutorials website, pulmonology, why do we use PEEP). The means that larger the space the more oxygen is absorbed. If there is a smaller space because of a respiratory ailment, there is less lung space

Course BC3030X: Billing and Coding Applications with Simulations (12-17-2012) Section 8 Test Week 2 - Coding Applications Test I • Question 1 Needs Grading LOCATION: Outpatient, Hospital PATIENT: Kim Fields PHYSICIAN: Gregory Dawson. MO ENTRANCE DIAGNOSIS: Dyspnea on ascending hills and stairs. Frequent wheezing and productive cough in a patient with a 0.75-pack-year smoking history; quit 1 year ago. Gave good consistent effort. INTERPRETATION: I. Baseline spirometry is normal

The Department of Orthopedics (Musculoskeletal System) We have a large aging population in town and recently new families with children have moved to the area. We identify osteopenia (decrease in bone density, not as severe as osteoporosis) as early as possible with routine checkups. At times we work closely with the nutritionist to ensure patients have a good diet to support their bones including plenty of calcium and Vitamin D. Lately there have been elderly patients who have missed several

There are two patients with two different medical diagnosis COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and pancreatitis. COPD is caused by an obstruction of airflow and breathing problems for the patient. According to the CDC (Center of Disease Control) the prevalence of COPD occurs in both men and women greater than 18 years of age. There has been a decline in COPD for men from1999 (57.0 per 100.000 of the population to 2010 (47.6 per 100,000 of the population). In women there has been an increase

For the purpose of this essay, I will discuss the case of a five years old patient presenting to my place of work with the symptom of shortness of breath (SOB). To maintain confidentiality the pseudonym “Ryan” will be used to refer to the child and Ryan’s mother will be frequently referred to as “mum”. As this assignment is a critical evaluation of my own practice, elements of it will be written in the first person. Webb (1992) considers writing in the first person acceptable when personal experiences

Health Care Providers Respiratory therapists care for people of all ages with restricted breathing problems such as emphysema, chronic obstructed pulmonary disease and asthma. Respiratory therapists may work in hospitals, long term care facilities, physicians’ offices, and home health services. Respiratory therapists must have an associate’s degree, although most have a both an associates and bachelor’s degree from an accredited college. They are licensed in all states except Alaska (Bureau of