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SOAP. – Alzheimer’s Disease

Jan 7, 2020 admin 0

  Alzheimer’s Disease Jill C. Cash and Karen M. Kress Definition A.Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a permanent, progressive neurocognitive disorder that is characterized by deficits […]

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SOAP. – Sciatica

Jan 6, 2020 admin 0

Sciatica Julie Adkins and Jill C. Cash Definition A.Sciatica is a sharp or burning pain, usually associated with numbness, that radiates down the posterior or […]

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SOAP – Falls

Dec 31, 2019 admin 0

Falls  Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.The clinician definition of a fall describes it as an inadvertent change in position and coming to rest […]

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SOAP – Dementia

Dec 31, 2019 admin 0

Dementia  Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.A major neurocognitive disorder in which the patient exhibits a significant cognitive decline in one or more of […]

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SOAP – Delirium

Dec 31, 2019 admin 0

Delirium  Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.Delirium includes five key characteristics as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric […]

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SOAP – Fever Management

Dec 31, 2019 admin 0

Fever Management  Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines   Definition A.Therapeutic hypothermia, also called targeted temperature management (TTM), consists of intervention(s) for the management of fever […]

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SOAP – Status Epilepticus

Dec 31, 2019 admin 0

Status Epilepticus  Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines   Definition A.Five minutes or more of continuous clinical and /or electrographic seizure activity or recurrent seizure activity […]