Is it a cardiac patient? CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit?)
Posted By: OpMT on 2008-01-21
In Reply to: is there a CDICU in the hospital, a department maybe - nm
Subject: Is it a cardiac patient? CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit?)
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Subject: Would you capitalize the name of the unit..ie Hodges Hospital Intensive Care Unit, South?
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Subject: Would you capitalize the name of the unit..ie Hodges Hospital Intensive Care Unit?
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Subject: Me either but it is Intensive Respiratory Care Unit (IRCU).
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Subject: Does the patient have any cardiac disease?
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Subject: Cardiac patient's list of medications includes
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Subject: This isn't necessarily true. A cardiac patient COULD have a creatinine of 15. nm
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Subject: Patient has fair to s/l "low fiber" cardiac prognosis. MD mumbles. TIA
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Subject: it's ASCVD - arteriosclerotic cardiovascular ds.
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Subject: COR is an acceptable heading for Heart/Cardiovascular.
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