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provide services to diagnose and(labratory,dignostic imaging)and treat(surgery,medications,therapy) diseases for a short period of time;in addition,they usually provide emergency and care
acute care or general hospitals
spo2
oxygen level
BSI
Body substance isolation
bgl
blood glucose level
JVD
Jugular venous destention
provide care for very specific types of diseases;for example, a psychiatric hospital
specialty care hospitals
LOC
Level of consciousness
AEIOU-TIPS
alcohol,epilepsy,insulin,overdose,underdose,trauma,infection,psychosis,stroke
AVPU
alert, verbal, patient responds to stimuli, unresponsive
provide intensive physical and occupational therapy;includes inpatient and out patient treatment
Rehabilitation Centers
C-spine
Cervical Stabilization
MOI
mechanism of injury
provide long term care for patient needing extra time to recover from illness or injury before returning home
nursing homes or long term care facilities
OPQRST
ONSET,PROVOCATION,RADIATION,SEVERITY,TIME
RR
respiration rate
A patient's individual _________ identifies the patient and contains information regarding the patient's case history at a particular provider. The health record as well as any electronically stored variant of the traditional paper files contain proper identification of the patient.
Medical Record
NOI
Nature of illness
SAMPLE
SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS,ALLERGIES,MEDICATIONS,PAST MEDICAL HISTORY,LAST ORAL INTAKE,EVENTS LEADING UP TO ISSUE
ABC
airway breathing circulation
provide supportive treatment to terminally ill patients and their families
Hospices
provide diagnostic and treatment services in a private office setting
physicians offices
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
HIPPA
provide services not requiring overnight hospitalizations;services range from simple surgeries to diagnostic testing or therapy
outpatient clinics
provides nursing,therapy,personal care ,or housekeeping services in patients own home
Home Health Care
providers wide range of services by a group of primary care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system
Health Maintenance Organization(HMO)