General Questions
Where can you find the Clinical Services Audit Preparedness document?
The Clinical Services Resource Library
True or False: ECMO and a mechanical ventilator are the same thing.
False.
What does CVA stand for?
Cerebrovascular Accident
A patient is admitted s/p car vs. pedestrian. What would be their Circumstance of Death?
A. MVA
B. Suicide
C. Homicide
D. Child Abuse
E. Accident, Non-MVA
F. Natural Causes
G. None of the Above
A. MVA
A patient is admitted for hepatorenal failure. What should be selected as their Mechanism of Death?
A. Drug Intoxication
B. Cardiovascular
C. Stab
D. Natural Causes
D. Natural Causes
If you are interested in moving towards promotion, what page should you reference?
The Promotion Resources Page
True or False: ECMO treats lung and heart failure.
False.
We have a patient admitted for cardiac arrest. What should be their UNOS COD?
A. Anoxia
B. CVA/Stroke
C. Head Trauma
D. CNS Tumor
E. Other
A. Anoxia
We have a patient referred who fell from a 20 foot ladder. What would be their Circumstance of Death?
A. MVA
B. Suicide
C. Homicide
D. Child Abuse
E. Accident, Non-MVA
F. Natural Causes
G. None of the Above
E. Accident, Non-MVA
A patient is admitted s/p intraventricular hemorrhage. What should be selected as their Mechanism of Death?
A. Seizure
B. ICH/Stroke
C. Natural Causes
D. None of the Above
B. ICH/Stroke
When is the start date for the Updated NUFU Process?
Monday, April 13th
What does ECMO stand for?
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
We have a patient admitted s/p hanging.
True or False: Their UNOS COD would be Head Trauma.
False. Their UNOS COD would be Anoxia.
A patient is admitted s/p cardiac arrest with no extenuating circumstances. What would be their Circumstance of Death based on this information?
A. MVA
B. Suicide
C. Homicide
D. Child Abuse
E. Accident, Non-MVA
F. Natural Causes
G. None of the Above
F. Natural Causes
A patient is admitted s/p car vs pedestrian. What should be selected as their Mechanism of Death?
A. Seizure
B. Asphyxiation
C. Blunt Injury
D. Natural Causes
C. Blunt Injury
Is data entry initially required with the Updated NUFU Process?
No. Data entry is not required INITIALLY. However if after notifying RTC C2 of escalating the referral to a Low, Medium, or High, and the RTC C2 is in agreement, the CCC will update the referral with the most recent Chemistry, CBC, ABG, Diagnostics, CXRs, and UA.
What are the two types of ECMO?
VA: Veno-Arterial
VV: Veno-Venous
A patient is admitted for leukemia. What should their UNOS COD be?
A. Anoxia
B. CVA/Stroke
C. Head Trauma
D. CNS Tumor
E. Other
This is because in our "If Other, Specify" dropdown, we have the option of "Leukemia/Lymphoma".
A patient is admitted with an ICH. What should be the Circumstance of Death?
A. MVA
B. Suicide
C. Homicide
D. Child Abuse
E. Accident, Non-MVA
F. Natural Causes
G. None of the Above
F. Natural Causes
A patient is admitted s/p cardiac arrest following an overdose What should be selected as their Mechanism of Death?
A. Drug Intoxication
B. Cardiovascular
C. Natural Causes
D. None of the Above
A. Drug Intoxication
True or False: You should email Kristy if you are unable to complete NUFUs or CCC EMR Reviews & Data Entries
True
What types of patients are put on ECMO?
Patients with respiratory failure and/or cardiac failure.
We have a patient admitted for respiratory failure. What should be their UNOS COD?
A. Anoxia
B. CVA/Stroke
C. Head Trauma
D. CNS Tumor
E. Other
A. Anoxia
A patient is admitted s/p cardiac arrest following an overdose. What would be their Circumstance of Death based on this information?
A. MVA
B. Suicide
C. Homicide
D. Child Abuse
E. Accident, Non-MVA
F. Natural Causes
G. None of the Above
E. Accident, Non-MVA
A patient is admitted s/p cardiac arrest with no extenuating circumstances. What should be selected as their Mechanism of Death?
A. Drug Intoxication
B. Cardiovascular
C. Natural Causes
D. None of the Above
C. Natural Causes