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Medical laws protect patients, their families, healthcare professionals, and medical practices. Imagine having a family member who has been on a ventilator for six months. You are hopeful that one day they will open their eyes or make some type of movement to let you know they are still alive and will come off the ventilator breathing on their own. What if the hospital had a policy in place that after a certain length of […]
Assign and properly sequence the ICD-10-CM diagnosis and ICD-10-PCS procedure codes for the following hospital inpatient cases. A 31-year-old white male presented to the emergency room reportedly having taken 8 to 10 naproxen at home in a suicide attempt. He reported that he had been having trouble with his girlfriend, and he is unemployed. He had apparently become despondent over this and attempted to take his own life with his girlfriend’s pills. The patient is […]
A 94-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and loss of weight. The patient had a history of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. There is no history of coronary bypass surgery. The patient had a nebulizer at home and takes metoprolol. These medications were continued during the patient’s stay. Physical examination revealed abdomen to be tender to palpation in the left mid and lower quadrants with some […]
A 19- year- old, college student visits the university clinic due to severe throat pain stating that “I feel like swallowing razor blades, and it hurts badly”. She is also complaining of having bad breath, neck pain and “knots” on either side of the neck, chills, fever, feeling tired all day, and no appetite. She admitted that she had been studying “day and night” for the prelim exam. This is the third time that she […]
Susan Watts, a 30-year-old female client, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was treated with paliperidone (Invega) 9 mg PO every day and benztropine (Cogentin) 1 mg PO 2× a day. The client arrives at the clinic and is exhibiting the following symptoms. She is repeating what is said to her (echolalia) and is telling you that the sirens are loud and the paramedics are working hard to save the man. She yells over at the […]
Molly Carpenter, a 44-year-old female client, is admitted with an embolic stroke, and the cardiologist ordered a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). The client refused to sign the informed written consent when the cardiologist presented it to the client. The client has a shaky voice, she complains of palpitations, and there is visible diaphoresis present on Molly’s forehead. Molly is pacing back and forth in the room and her eyes are dilated. The vital signs include T, […]
Emma is a brittle diabetic who is very noncompliant. She is in the ED today because her physician has sent her over after her routine checkup. Her left leg and foot are swollen, black, and have a foul odor, and Emma “doesn’t remember how it got that way.” After examination, she is admitted and scheduled for an amputation of the leg below the knee. a. Discuss amputations, indications for them, and what may hinder healing of […]
Joni Winters, a 64-year-old female client, is admitted with a fractured hip. She has chronic renal failure and has continuous peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) exchanges every 6 hours. The Tenckhoft peritoneal catheter site has redness, which goes across the abdomen. The client states that her abdomen is tender to touch all over, and the nurse notes the abdomen is rigid. The bowel sounds are decreased, and the peritoneal dialysate is in the dwelling phase of the […]
Sarah reviewed her options after being told she would not get the sales manager job in her office, and tried to decide if she would remain with the company. Sarah said to herself, “Well, the job market is tight right now, but with my sales record, I could probably get another job before too long. But I really like working for Robert, and I’d hate for him to think – or for ME to think […]
