Protected: Does HCAHPS Improve or Hinder the Quality of Patient Care?
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Protected: End-of-life Care
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundles
In order to contribute to our understanding of sepsis management, I searched sepsis protocols and found the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundles” through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundles include: To be completed within 3 hours: Measure lactate level Obtain blood cultures prior to administration of antibiotics Administer broad … Continue reading Surviving Sepsis Campaign Bundles
Mechanical Ventilation with Sedation
A few weeks ago I had a patient in the ICU who had been intubated and placed on a ventilator. This patient had critical aortic stenosis and was placed on a ventilator following an attempted right internal jugular line placement that resulted in a massive right hemothorax. On the day that I was in the … Continue reading Mechanical Ventilation with Sedation
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Recently I had the experience of caring for patients on a hospital’s telemetry floor. One of my patients had just received a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), sometimes referred to as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The TAVR procedure is a new cardiac procedure being performed at the hospital. TAVR procedures have been performed in … Continue reading Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Unstable angina for K. West…
Once upon a time there was a 50 year old African American male who had a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, with BMI of 32, and family history of father passed away at age 55 with Acute MI. He presented to the ED with signs of/complaints of severe chest pain at rest, starting 30 minutes ago, … Continue reading Unstable angina for K. West…
Protected: Meal Check
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So, does this mean I am now officially a blogger?!
Well, this is something new! I am being generous when I say that I am not a technologically savvy person. While I do believe that using technology creatively will enhance my learning experience and challenge me in ways that facilitate growth, I am also intimidated. My main concern is that I will spend too much … Continue reading So, does this mean I am now officially a blogger?!
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