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If a patient has not been seen in a doctor office after 3 years are they considered a new patient?
yes!
If you tell the doctor you are not a virgin and you are underage do they tell your parents?
No. A doctor will keep the confidentiality of the patient unless they feel the teenager is in danger or if a crime has been committed.
What does p mean on prescription refill mean?
"P" stands for "patient". It means refills have been pre-authorized by the doctor and can be called in by the patient.
How do you treated a patient that has been giving too much insulin?
When to much insulin is administered, the treatment depends on how large the dose of insulin is and how low the patient's blood sugar is. For patients with minorly low to moderately low blood sugar, the easiest treatment is to administer oral glucose (glucose gell, glucose tablets, etc...) for severe cases, glucagon is administered. Glucagon is a chemical that makes the patient's liver release large amounts of glucose. In the most severe cases (eg. attempted suicide) intravenous glucose is given.
How fo you treat amoeba?
If a person has been infected with an amoeba, a doctor will treat the patient with antibiotics.
When is glucose in urine?
One of the key symptoms of diabetes is the presence of glucose in urine. This is because all the glucose should have been reabsorbed in the nephrons of the kidneys. Those with the disease are unable to reabsorb it all.
How often do I need to check my glucose level if I've been diagnosed with diabetes?
If you are diagnosed with diabetes, you should check your glucose level on a regular basis. You can find out from your doctor when & how often you should check it.
Why is it important to document a no show in the appointment book and in the patient chart?
There are a variety of both medical and legal consequences, to the failure of a patient to show up for an appointment. In some cases, the patient is charged anyway, on the principle that the doctor reserved that time, which could have been given to someone else. The patient may have really needed that appointment and may become ill or even die as a result of lack of treatment, and the doctor may need to show that it was the patient who was negligent, not the doctor. And if a patient has a record of not keeping appointments, you might stop making appointments for that patient. You could even get a patient who complains about how hard it is to see the doctor, even though it is the patient who has failed to show up for an appointment and who needs to understand that it takes two to tango.
If you learn that Doctor Jones filed an incident report what is most likely the case A There has been a case of child abuse B There has been an instance of health care fraud?
a patient is unhappy with something the doctor did or failed to do
What is a new patient per the CPT manual?
Patient that has been seen by the same doctor or one within the same specialty belonging to the same group practice within the past 3 years.
What should a doctor do if an alcoholic patient comes in with a condition which requires the usage of a drug which should not be mixed with alcohol?
If you are a doctor, you would know what to do. If you are a patient, you should ask your doctor. This is not an easy question to answer because there are too many variable. One such variable is how much the patient has been drinking. If they are an alcoholic then the doctor may give medication to prevent them from going into a coma, or dying, if they are in treatment to stop drinking. If it is for pain medication, then it would be up to the doctor to assess whether they are at risk of overdosing. And, once again, a doctor will know how to make such a decision as part of their expertise. Just ask them.
Can physicians drop patients?
Yes, a doctor can refuse to continue on with a patient if the patient isn't being cooperative, such as missing appointments with the doctor, refusing to see a specialist, not taking medication as prescribed by the doctor (the patient has a right to request not to take certain medications if they feel there is too many side effects .. unless life-threatening.) For example: If a patient has been diagnosed with cancer that is not curable, but the doctor may want to prolong their life with chemo or radiation treatments and the patient would rather have what time they have as quality time and refuse this treatment the doctor will abide by the request of the patient involved. The doctor will still treat that patient to the best of his/her ability and is there to try to control pain (if necessary.) Most doctors will drop a patient if the patient is constantly argumentative, if the patient stops and starts their medications which may cause serious harm by doing so without permission of the doctor; disrupts the office or the patient asks for the help of the doctor, but refuses to follow direction from their doctor. The doctors are extremely busy and don't have time for any nonsense. I worked part-time for a psychologist who was extremely busy. If the patient missed more than two appointments he would warn them the first time, tell them the second time if it happened again without a 24 hour warning that the appointment couldn't be kept, he would refuse to keep them on as his patient. There are so many people that really want help, so doctors of any type don't want to clog up their time with patients who are argumentative and refuse to follow direction. I think that's fair. However, if the patient (no matter what their personality) goes into ER they have to be treated!
