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A nursing diagnosis is a current or potential problem that the patient has that the nurse can diagnose and treat for the most part independently. For example pain is a nursing diagnosis that may be related to an abdominal incision. The nurse can then come up with a care plan to reduce the patient's pain by repositioning, or having the patient listen to music to relax.
Patient aftercare for percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography involve monitoring vital signs and watching for complications. Bed rest for 6 hours.
The surgeon made an incision in the patient's abdomen.
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A doctor makes a diagnosis of a patient after long conversations and examinations with the patient and after tests are preformed and results are received.
The patient is placed in a supine position on the operating table with her legs in stirrups and the incision site is prepared.
Primary diagnosis
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Percutaneous Tracheostomy. This is as opposed to the crichoid needle or slash types of trachs. Also stands for Patient Care Technician
After the patient has been anesthetized, the surgeon makes an incision behind the ear in the fold of skin where the ear meets the head.
Differential diagnosis is a process of listing down every possible disease or cause of the symptoms of the patient. In order to narrow down the exact diagnosis, the doctor needs to get a full medical history from the patient, run a lot of tests and analyze carefully the symptoms of the patient.