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HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This 46-year-old gentleman with past medical history significant only for degenerative disease of the bilateral hips, secondary to arthritis, presents to the emergency room after having had three days of abdominal pain. It initially started three days ago and was a generalized vague abdominal complaint. Earlier this morning, the pain localized and radiated to the right lower quadrant. He had some nausea without emesis. He was able to tolerate p.o. earlier around

2. Upon admission to the hospital, Allen’s breathing was rapid and shallow, can you explain why? Pg. 969

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This 46-year old gentleman with past medical history significant only for degenerative disease of the bilateral hips, secondary to arthritis presents to the emergency room after having had 3 days of abdominal pain. It initially started 3 days ago and was a generalized vague abdominal complaint. Earlier this morning the pain localized and radiated to the right lower quadrant. He had some nausea without emesis. He was able to tolerate p.o earlier around 6am, but he now

Present the “Doctor’s Notes” portion of the case with a description or definition of the following terms or concepts:

History of Present Illness: The patient is a 27-year-old male complaining of right lower-quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, and

Complete the medical abbreviations chart. (Note that the medical abbreviations are the same as those highlighted in yellow in Jane Dare’s Health Record). In the second column, list what each of the individual letters in the abbreviation represents. In the third column define the context or meaning of the term that the abbreviation represents. Use simple terms. Finally, in the far right column, identify the source document. For example, face sheet, discharge summary, progress notes, or x-ray report.

After you define each term, describe in 40 to 60 words the health care setting in which each term would be applied. Include at least two research sources to support your position—one from the University Library and the other from the textbook. Cite your sources in the References section consistent with APA guidelines.

You have 5 minutes to complete this test. Match the appropriate definition to the vocabulary.

The patient complained of right lower quadrant pain and of feeling faint. Dr. O'Donnel documented a chief complaint, a brief history of present illness, and a systemic review of the gastrointestinal system and respiratory system. Dr. O'Donnel also documented a complete examination of all body systems, which included all required elements. Medical decision making was of moderate complexity.

While taking Medical Terminology we had a competency project that included 10 case reports that contained about 5-7 bolded words and 2-3 bolded and underlined abbreviation. Each word had to be broken down by prefix, root and suffix, followed defining each word part to create a definition. For the abbreviation we had to define the meaning of each abbreviation.

6. What types of care and health care support will Keith have to possibly depend upon in the future? What preparations should Keith make? (1 point)

The patient had a sudden onset of lower left quadrant pain and was diagnosed with

Today was third visit of the rotation. This week, I was set for PACU (post anesthesia care unit) area in the Yellow building, Riverside hospital, Columbus. Our preceptor, Dennis, was very proactive with pharmacy interns as well. He didn’t give me the assignment, but the supplement of reading for the visit of this week. He has attached copy of an article on SCIP (The Surgical care Improvement Project) and Prevention of Post-Operative Infection, including Surgical Site Infections. Although I was honestly did not have much time reading the article through, I felt our preceptor were very caring about my experience from the hospital throughout this Spring semester.

I did not come in early to watch the set up of the unit for this appointment because I arrived an hour early in my last observation, and I feel pretty comfortable setting up and wiping down the unit. The student reviewed everything in the patient’s chart even though this was her fourth appointment with him. The treatment area, the maxillary left quadrant, needed local anesthetic before progressing forward with the procedure. She got a short needle ready for an injection to check off on an actual

8. After surgery, R.T. is admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) with a large