Update ) Differential
Diagnosis and Primary Care
Practicum | Questions and Answers |
100 out of 100 | Grade A -
Chamberlain
DIAGNOSTIC REASONING AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Taking a client history
OLDCARTS
Specificity and Sensitivity
Reimbursement
Clinical Decision-Making
OLDCARTS
Onset, Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating Factors, Relieving Factors, Treatment,
Severity
True or False: the history of the present illness is a breakdown of the client's chief complaint
True
,NR 511 / NR511 Midterm Exam (Latest
Update ) Differential
Diagnosis and Primary Care
Practicum | Questions and Answers |
100 out of 100 | Grade A -
Chamberlain
Specificity: Low
Getting a positive result when it is not present- a high number of false positives- meaning a
healthy person has a disease when they actually do not
Specificity: High
A high percentage of healthy individuals will show a normal result
Test with High Specificity
A high percentage of healthy individuals will show a normal result
Sensitivity
the proportion of true positives out of all patients with a designated condition
High Sensitivity
will lead to positive findings for patients with a disease
,NR 511 / NR511 Midterm Exam (Latest
Update ) Differential
Diagnosis and Primary Care
Practicum | Questions and Answers |
100 out of 100 | Grade A -
Chamberlain
Medicare Part A
Inpatient hospital stat, skilled nursing care, hospice, home care
Medicare Part B
Outpatient care, provider visits, surgery, lab tests, medical equipment, preventative exams
Medicare Part C
Wellness services, vision exams, hearing exams, eyeglasses, hearing aids
Medicare Part D
Prescription drugs
Reimbursement for NPs
, NR 511 / NR511 Midterm Exam (Latest
Update ) Differential
Diagnosis and Primary Care
Practicum | Questions and Answers |
100 out of 100 | Grade A -
Chamberlain
Reimbursed 85% of the physician's fee
Fungal Skin Infections
Papular Rash, SATELLITE LESIONS (classic symptom)
Treatment of fungal skin infections
Antifungal cream, pill, keep area as dry as possible
Location of fungal skin infections
Can be under the breast, in between skin folds, or in the groin area
Who is at risk for fungal skin infections
Immunocompromised, diabetics, antibiotic therapy, cellular immunity (chemo, AIDS,
corticosteroid treatment, bone marrow transplant), invasive parenteral catheterization, invasive
monitoring devices