The patient is a 52-year-old gentleman who is admitted inpatient because of redness of the left leg with pain and itching. The patient in fact was scheduled for an outpatient cardiac. He had a positive stress test. He was actually brought for catheterization and coronary angiogram the day of admission, however when seen in the cath lab the procedure had to be canceled because of a roaring cellulitis of his left leg. It started 1 week prior to admission. He was having some itching and scratched his leg and the leg and then become hot, red and inflamed. His medical history is significant for hypertension, dyslipidemia, morbid obesity, coronary possible coronary disease and obstructive sleep apnea, major depression which has left him disabled.
Per EMS records, the patient was delivered to the Emergency Department at 2008. According to hospital records, Mrs. Alfred was not assessed by hospital staff until 2016 leaving a recorded lapse in care of
The following is a summary of a case review addressed in a meeting held on August 14, 2015. After reviewing several applications for licensure, Dr. Weschler, the
The female patient was irate, uncooperative, and exhibiting violent behavior with the nursing staff and Physician. She wanted to leave the hospital and refuse to talk to the staff. The patient throws her SCID card in the trash and I pulled it out of the trash can and place it with her paper work. The female patient received
Before being transferred to the medical-surgical unit, the patient denied a blood transfusion. The next morning the patient was not responsive to stimuli, he was later pronounced dead. After his death, information was presented
The patient is requesting a MRI of his right hand prior to returning back to college on Jan 16. Informed the patient that he needs an appt so the his PCM can properly elevated him. Appt was schedule. The patient
Dermatomyositis is an uncommon inflammatory muscular disease, which involves the degeneration of collagen, discoloration and swelling of the skin and underlying muscle. Dermatomyositis is known by it’s distinctive skin rash and muscle weakness. Dermatomyositis affects children and adults, but it usually affects children between the ages of five and fifteen, and it occurs in adults in their late forties through sixties. Dermatomyositis is also more commonly found in females than males.
PCN-531 Smith Family Case Study I. Demographic Information The patient name is John Smith, 42-years-old white male who is currently working as insurance salesman. He has not been in any trouble at his job, but the nature of his job is quite stressful. He has been married for 17 years with two children (son of 15 years old and daughter of 12 years old).
- I have examined him thoroughly. And he 's in good shape. His nose and throat are slightly inflamed
After TACT conversation with Dr. Giarmo, supervisor, clinical back-up and were called in regards to Dr. Giarmo concerns. TACT attempted to call the emergency contact of the patient soon after, however no response or voicemail
He was wandering in the desert for 2 months, and disoriented to time, although; he continued to call his daughter’s name, and asked for his wife. He had a number of bruises on his face, and his toes on his right foot were black, in fact the toes fell off. The doctor’s had to auto transplant his kidney, except his BP dropped and the man experienced cardiac arrest. Then they ordered an Echocardiogram, which this disturbed Dr. Pierce, for she suggested that it be done first.
This prompted an additional surgery to clean the infected tissue. The V.A release Randy from the hospital once again for insufficient space and advised him to do his best to keep the sizeable hole in his abdomen
This patient was not treated with the ethical respectany patient should receive when seeking help/treatment. It is very alarming that a physician whose job is to take care of other humans would disregard giving a proper
On 7/19/2015 SO EMT Perez was dispatched to CC-501 regarding a re-bandaging of a pre-existing room. S/O EMT Perez knocked and announced his presence at the door and was verbally invited in by the resident. Mrs. Betty Robb stated that the bandage that she had over a skin tear on her right forearm had fallen off and would like for it to be re-bandage. S/O EMT Perez provided re-bandaging for Mrs. Robb. After the re-bandaging and confirming that Mrs. Robb needed nothing else S/O EMT Perez cleared the scene without further
Mr. Summers is a 26 year old male who presented to the ED with his girlfriend Sydney after driving his car through his neighbor 's yards. He informs ED staff of being told about this incident by his girlfriend. Mr. Summers reports being unaware of his actions. He acknowledge seeing a mental health specialties while in his stay in prison 5 years ago for mild depression. Dr. Snyder requested an assessment to determine the appropriate need for care.
There are many types of gangrene, six to be exact. Those types include gas gangrene, wet gangrene, dry gangrene, internal gangrene, Fournier's gangrene, and Progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene more commonly called Meleney's gangrene. In some cases of gangrene, the infected tissues are removed in this case the entire leg had to be removed. There were many people who could have stopped the problem. One of which includes the nurses who cared for him during his stay in the hospital, that is if he stayed.