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HUC Ch 18 Exam/17 Complete Questions and Answers
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HUC Ch 18 Exam/17 CompleteQuestions and Answers
A patient was admitted to an orthopedic surgeon's service for a fractured leg. In the course of the examination, the patient also was found to have a lung condition. With respect to the diagnosis of his lung disease, this finding most likely will generate an order for: - -a consultation. The attending physician of a patient may want to have the opinion of another doctor (in this case, a pulmonologist) regarding diagnosis and treatment. The request for another doctor's opinion is written on the doctors'
order sheet by the patient's doctor and is called a <i>consultation order.</i> -Various pieces of information are required when a consultation request is placed. In addition to the patient's name and age, which of the following pieces of information are commonly required for a consultation? - -Hospital name, location of patient, patient's diagnosis, doctor requesting the consult, and urgency of the consult
The health unit coordinator (HUC), when calling in a consultation request, should have the patient's chart close by so any additional requested information may be accessed easily. When the doctor's office is called, the patient's insurance information may be requested.<br><i>Note:</i> Some hospitals may have a policy that requires the requesting doctor to notify the specialist personally, so patient history and additional information may be provided. -A patient had a total knee replacement and will need home care when discharged. The person who would likely arrange this is the: - -patient's case
manager. The case manager acts as the patient's advocate in getting home health services that best suit the patient's needs and in coordinating financial coverage through private insurers such as Medicare. -At times, circumstances may warrant that a patient should leave the hospital on a temporary pass. Which of the following is an HUC task that would be required when the patient is leaving the hospital on a temporary pass? - -Canceling any treatments scheduled for the patient for the length of
the absence
The HUC should cancel any treatments scheduled for the patient for the length of the absence.
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