ICD-10: Clarifying Misperceptions Including the Role of Nursing
No abstract available (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - October 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Technology Today Source Type: research
Pharmacological Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
No abstract available (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - October 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
Influence of Calcium Abnormalities on the ECG
No abstract available (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: ECG Challenges Source Type: research
Budgeting Nursing Time to Support Unit-Based Clinical Inquiry
No abstract available (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Clinical Inquiry Source Type: research
The Challenge of Diagnosing Dyspnea
Dyspnea is a subjective and nonspecific symptom, yet very distressing for those who experience it. Acute onset dyspnea and exacerbation of chronic dyspnea from heart or lung disease significantly add to the number of emergency department visits and inpatient admissions. Although dyspnea may appear to be a simple condition to evaluate and manage, it is actually complex in description and quality. As such, dyspnea is the first symptom of many diseases. The onset of dyspnea can be due to a new acute disease, the exacerbation of an existing chronic illness, or a new disease compounding a chronic illness. Finding the cause of d...
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Differential Diagnoses for Select Critical Care Symptoms Source Type: research
Chest Pain: A Time for Concern?
When a patient complains of chest pain, the first priority is to establish whether the situation is life threatening. Life-threatening differential diagnoses that clinicians must consider include acute coronary syndrome, cardiac tamponade, pulmonary embolus, aortic dissection, and tension pneumothorax. Nonthreatening causes of chest pain that should be considered include spontaneous pneumothorax, pleural effusion, pneumonia, valvular diseases, gastric reflux, and costochondritis. The challenge for clinicians is not to be limited by “satisfaction of search” and fail to consider important differential diagnoses. The chal...
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Differential Diagnoses for Select Critical Care Symptoms Source Type: research
Abdominal Pain: An Approach to a Challenging Diagnosis
Acute abdominal pain represents the cardinal symptom of a large number of intra-abdominal pathologies. Because of multiple organ systems, varied pathology from life threatening to benign, and differences in presentation related to sex and age, identifying a final diagnosis is a challenge. The clinician's goal for patients with acute abdominal pain is to rapidly identify whether the underlying cause requires an urgent or immediate surgical intervention. By developing a systematic approach to evaluating patients with abdominal pain, clinicians can generate a differential diagnosis to ensure appropriate treatment and improved...
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Differential Diagnoses for Select Critical Care Symptoms Source Type: research
Acute Nontraumatic Weakness: Overview of Central Nervous System Differential Diagnosis
Depending on the causative agent, the differential diagnosis for acute nontraumatic weakness presentation can range from life threatening to trivial. Practitioners' comfort and experience with the rapid identification and evaluation of presenting neurological deficits vary widely. Given this fact and the reality that neurological presentation of weakness is common, the potential for missed diagnosis increases. To enhance knowledge of potentially life-threatening or morbidity-inducing complications, this article provides a systematic framework for physical and diagnostic evaluation of the most common differentials for acute...
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Differential Diagnoses for Select Critical Care Symptoms Source Type: research
Fever in Acute and Critical Care: A Diagnostic Approach
No abstract available (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
Fever in Acute and Critical Care: A Diagnostic Approach
This article provides an analytic approach to fever in adult patients in the acute and critical care environment. (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Differential Diagnoses for Select Critical Care Symptoms Source Type: research
Differential Diagnosis: Correctly Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together
Each day, we generate hypotheses about our environment—our perceptions of people, our expectations of events, and our interpretation of images. These hypotheses provide a framework by which we interpret our experiences. The same is true for differential diagnosis by which health care practitioners develop hypotheses or diagnoses from a set of cues provided during an encounter with a patient. For clinicians to be successful at differential diagnosis, they must use a multidimensional and complex process involving nonanalytic and analytic cognitive processes and metacognition—thinking about thinking. Our conclusions, howe...
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Differential Diagnoses for Select Critical Care Symptoms Source Type: research
Differential Diagnoses for Select Critical Care Symptoms
No abstract available (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES FOR SELECT CRITICAL CARE SYMPTOMS: Symposium Introduction Source Type: research
Hyperglycemia After Cardiac Surgery: Improving a Quality Measure
Conclusions:Not meeting the SCIP#4 measure is associated with adverse outcomes. History of diabetes and preoperative HbAIC level should be considered when evaluating strategies for managing postsurgical hyperglycemia. (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Evaluation of the Use of a Stabilization Device to Improve the Quality of Care in Patients With Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
Conclusions:Use of the StatLock device resulted in better outcomes when compared with the use of sutures, and it provided a more effective way to stabilize and secure PICCs. (Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care)
Source: AACN Advanced Critical Care - July 1, 2014 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
