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    Foley Catheter Case

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    Review of the medical record indicates that she was recently admitted to MHS for complaints of increasing fatigue, lethargy and leakage from her indwelling foley catheter. She had a urology consulted with Dr. Beltran for evaluation of chronic indwelling urinary catheter and persistent leakage with recurrent UTI. Review of her medical history indicates multiple sclerosis, UTI, Memory loss, Pressure ulcer, facial neuralgia, blood transfusion, chronic kidney disease, decubitus ulcer of back, GERD…

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    Urine pools in the kidneys because urine is made faster than it can be excreted (Urology Care Foundation website, n.d.). This can be caused by the narrowing of ureter due to scarring or blood vessels ("Prenatal Hydronephrosis," n.d.) Hydronephrosis is the result of the pooling and swelling in the kidneys. Usually only one kidney is…

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    Kathleen, great post. Great example of how a clinical practice guideline has been implemented into practice. It sounds like your organization has done a great job on steps to implement a guideline. Some key steps to implementing new guidelines are providing the right resources and education for evaluation, involving the stakeholders, and providing support (Jacobs, Jones, Gabella, Spring, & Brownson, 2012). It sounds as if your organization has done a great job of involving stakeholders and…

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    Ureteroscopy Essay

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    2016 recommends Ureteroscopy as first line therapy in patients with mid or distal ureteral stones who require intervention (who were not candidates for or who failed Medical Expulsive Therapy) with Evidence Level Grade B.1 European Association of Urology Guideline 2016 also recommends Ureteroscopy over Shock Wave Lithotripsy for ureteral stones if indicated for active stone removal - Recommendation Grade A.2 Semirigid ureteroscopes remain the most commonly used type of scope for access to the…

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    related to negligence and medical malpractice. I found this article in nj.com dated September 15, 2016. It is about former Bergen County, New Jersey prosecutor John Molinelli is suing the Hackensack University Medical Group Urology Department, his urologist and other members of the urology department such as unnamed nurses and doctors for misdiagnosis and lack of treatment back on March 2015. According to the article former prosecutor Molinelli was unable to perform his duties as a result of the…

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    Indwelling Ureteroscopy?

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    standard practice.3 Ureteroscopy is recommended as first line therapy for ureteral stones if indicated for active removal by American Urological Association Endourological Society Guideline 2016 with Evidence Level Grade B4 and European Association of Urology Guideline 2016 with Recommendation Grade A.5 Semi-rigid Ureteroscope remain the most commonly used type of scope for access to the upper urinary tract.6…

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    Seeking Care Case Studies

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    Biographical Data Mrs. C.M was admitted to Room 617. She is a 60 year-old female and a client of Dr. D Smith. Previous to her stay at St. Luke’s she was admitted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for a exploratory laparotomy with a bladder repair, an iliac artery repair and lipoma removal. Reasons for Seeking Care C.M is seeking care for recovery from bladder perforation, left iliac artery injury, pelvic fracture and left femur fracture at the greater trochanter. All injuries…

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    Dissection Essay

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    difference, I knew I had to excel to the maximum of my potential and I had better do it in a field I enjoyed. The field that kept returning to the top of my list was Urology. I was drawn to this field for a variety of reasons, the least of which was my fascination with the kidney and surgery; the factor that drew me the most to Urology was the compassion, competence, skill, and positive attitude of the urologists at my home institution. After meeting them, I realized I found the field that would…

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    In addition, the Catheter, associated infection (CAUTI) remains up on some units. A committee was created which included nursing, nursing administration, education, infection control, urology, infectious diseases and performance improvement to look at both issues to find solutions. Part of the plan is for urology to provide education on in techniques of Foley catheter insertion. Infectious disease physicians and education department to educate on catheter associated infection. The collaborative…

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    The status of this claim is that the applicant is set to be evaluated by the urology Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator, Dr. Abdo Faddoul on June 14, 2017 and by the neurology Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator, Dr. Steven McIntire on July 13, 2017. If you have not done so already, I recommend you forward the appropriate mileage to the injured worker. Our office will forward all the medical records in our possession to the both PQME’s. I will also prepare a persuasive cover letter separately to…

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