Dr.Archibal-Hematologist  Admitting Physician

Dr. Christina Clark-Pulmonologist

 Dr. Graham-Cardiologist

Admitting Diagnosis (Within 24 Hours)

Congestiveheartfailure,leftpleuraleffusion,pneumonia, severe anemia

abnormally large fluid volume in the circulatory system or in tissue between the bodies cells.

(pertaining to feet and ankles) 

Nightly at bedtime 

(recommendation from JCAHO to avoid error) 

quaque hora somni (every bedtime) 

as needed for pain

 pro re nata

fundoscopic  

(opthalmic)

occurs when to much fluid collects in the plural space 

(commonly known as fluid on the lungs) 

caracterized by: sob, chest pain, and dyspepsia

(gastric discomfort) 

Infection of the lungs caused by any class of organism known to cause infection. 

Most common infection aquired by hospitalized patients. 

condition resulting in the reduced delivery of oxygen to the tissues. 

Not actually a disease but rather a symptom of numerous different disorders and other conditions.

The World Health Organization has defined anemia as ahemoglobin concentration below 7.5 mmol/L (12 g/dL) in women and below 8.1 mmol/L (13 g/dL) in men.

Administration of whole blood or a component such as packed red blood cells in the case of a trauma. 

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplificationof the minutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart.

Complete Blood Count

The automated analysis of certain parameters of the cells in the circulation,as performed by an automated cell counter–eg RBCs, WBCs, platelets, Hb, Hct, mean corpuscular Hct, Hb, RBC volumeand WBC differential count, dividing them into lymphocytes, monocytes, granulocytes–neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils.

See Platelet count, Red cell count, White cell count.