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Mary San Juan Hospital is in receipt of a denial letter dated December 26, 2016 for acute inpatient care provided on the above dates. The denial is based on the premise that it was medically unnecessary. However, the hospital has determined that this acute inpatient admission was warranted and supported by clinical documentation in the medical chart. The treating physician exercised their expert opinion in electing to admit this patient out of concern that his symptoms were attributed to an…

I am often reminded when I see patients that cardiovascular health involves more than just treating the heart: It involves treating the blood flow of the entire body, from head to toe. Typically people’s attention centers on symptoms of the chest and chest pain. However, there are clues that if spotted early, may allow us to detect cardiovascular disease early. Symptoms including chronic leg pain, foot and ankle wounds that do not heal, are often a caused by the same underlying problem that…

In a court hearing, the judge declared that Daniel was not capable of deciding what was good or bad for him since he had a learning disability and did not know how to read. The judge decided to have another chest X-ray done son Daniel. He said if the tumor had not grown since then and he also had a chance of being cured, then Daniel will have to continue with the proper treatment decided by the doctors. Philip J Elbert, the attorney for Daniel Hauser stated…

One example is when Pearl was a baby her “eyes had been caught by the glimmering of the gold embroidery about the letter; and putting up her little hands, she grasped at it, smiling...” (66). Pearl use to grasp the scarlet letter on her mother’s chest, drawing more attention to it, which would once again remind Hester that she’s an adulteress. An additional example is when Pearl gathers some prickly burrs then “…she arranged them along the lines of the scarlet letter that decorated the maternal…

What is ARDS? Acute respiratory distress syndrome, commonly referred to as ARDS, is a lung condition that does not allow sufficient oxygen to reach the lungs and then the blood. There are approximately 200,000 cases each year within the United States. Also seen in children, ARDS can be a mortal condition with substitute names such as non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, increased-permeability pulmonary edema, and acute lung injury. According to the American Lung Association, ARDS occurs when there…

Pulmonary embolism What is pulmonary embolism? Pulmonary embolism is the medical term for a blood clot that travels to the pulmonary artery. The condition usually causes the sudden onset of chest pain and difficulty breathing. It can also cause you to cough up blood. Pulmonary embolism is a leading cause of death in the United states. Due to the importance of this condition, it is critical that patients understand its causes, symptoms, and treatment. By the end of this article, you will have…

Saved by a Swan “Shhh,” members of the Son’s of Liberty whispered as they approached, or moved closer to, the large ships filled with the 342 chests of tea. The Sons’ of Liberty, an organization started to protest the Stamp Act or a law that placed taxes on printed material, were dressed in black clothing with a Donald Trump mask. With his corn-colored hair, orange popsicle skin, and his puffer fish lips, Donald J. Trump was able to startle anyone. The Patriots, or colonists who supported the…

Introduction Coronary Heart disease is the expression that defines the blocked or interrupted of the heart's blood supply by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries. Over time, the walls of the arteries are stuffed with fatty deposits, which is called atherosclerosis and the fatty deposits are called atheroma (BBC 2013). Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a major killer in the UK as well as worldwide. It’s the cause of more than 73,000 deaths in the UK. Each year around 1 in 10…

heart and vascular system of the human body that includes narrowing down or blocking of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) that can lead to range of diseases such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, congenital heart defects, angina (chest pain) and stroke. Even though cardiovascular disease is common only in adult population, it is very likely that each age group including children and adolescents have the disease risk factors. Most common…

In The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many Puritan Laws are broken. Hawthorns story of sin and buried guilt, becomes a portrait of a tormented courageous women, and an inquiry into her chances of redemption. The protagonist of the novel, Hester Prynne is a young woman who commits many of the law breaking sins which put her in a place of despair and sorrow. It is a story of a woman dealing with her torment and dying to redeem herself. Throughout the novel Hawthorne tells the…