Cancer
What is the term for when cancer cells spread from the original tumor to distant parts of the body?
What is "Metastasis"
What does EF stand for when looking at cardiology records?
What is "Ejection Fraction"?
What does COPD stand for?
What is "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease"?
What scale do we use to measure Alzheimer's Disease?
What is the FAST (Functional Assessment Staging Tool) Scale?
What diagnosis is typically the longest length of stay?
What is "Alzheimers, Dementia, Parkinsons, etc"?
What is "True"?
A patient may be eligible if there is an Ejection Fraction documented less than what percentage?
What is "20%"?
TRUE or FALSE: Dyspnea on exertion is a clinical consideration for pulmonary eligibility?
What is "False"? Dyspnea at rest is the clinical consideration.
TRUE or FALSE: The Alzheimer's & related disorder disease trajectory is a rapid decline.
What is "False"?
What diagnosis is typically the shortest length of stay?
What is "Cancer"?
What labs are typically helpful in finding eligibility in cancer patients?
What is "Serum Albumin"?
What cardiac events could help support eligibility?
What is "cardiac arrest or resuscitation"?
Other events may be - Brain embolism originating in the heart, Concomitant HIV disease, unexplained syncope, treatment resistant symptomatic supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal rhythm in different parts of the heart).
O2 sats <__% on room air may be a clinical consideration for a patient with a pulmonary diagnosis.
What is "<88%"?
What level of staging do we begin to see matches in criteria for eligibility?
What is Stage 7 or beyond (7a-7f)?
Unintentional progressive weight loss of >__% over the last __ months could be an identifier for hospice eligibility.
What is "10%" and "6 months"?
What is "False"?
What does NYHA stand for and what does it measure?
What is "New York Heart Association"? It measures the limitations on physical activity, symptoms with ordinary activity, status at rest, and class level.
What is the most common piece of "medical equipment" ordered for patients with a primary pulmonary diagnosis?
What is "Oxygen"?
What is "6 or fewer words"?
Medicare requires that a Registered Nurse make an on-site visit to the patient at least once every __ days.
What is "14 days"?
Patients with a cancer diagnosis and a PPS of <__% may be eligible for hospice care.
What is "<60%"?
What percentage of people with CHF will die in 12 months following their first hospitalization for cardiac related issues?
What is "40%"?
What is FEV1 stand for?
What is "Forced Expiratory Volume"? This measures the amount of air a person can forcefully expel from their lungs in 1 second.
Are patients with an Alzheimers diagnosis able to sign their own consents?
What is "No"?
What level of care do we utilize if a patient has a NEED for management of uncontrolled symptoms?
What is "General Inpatient or GIP"?