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Patients' homes should also be visited and examined before they are discharged from the hospital to determine any immediate challenges and corresponding goals, adaptations and assistive devices that need to be implemented. Follow-up appointments should also be coordinated with the patient prior to discharge to monitor the patient's progress as ...
Mucopurulent discharge, the emission or secretion of fluid containing mucus and pus; Nipple discharge, the release of fluid from the nipples of the breasts; Rectal discharge, fluid released from the anus; Emotional discharge, in co-counselling, the ways in which pent-up emotional hurt can be released, e.g. via crying, laughter, etc.
He designed a set of standardized protocols to triage patients via the telephone and thus improve the emergency response system. Protocols were first alphabetized by chief complaint that included key questions to ask the caller, pre-arrival instructions, and dispatch priorities. After many revisions, these simple cards have evolved into MPDS.
Some patients, after having had an ileal conduit, requiring an external appliance, have opted to have the Indiana pouch, as elective surgery. Such a surgery is usually recommended, if possible, since it has been documented that the Indiana pouch may reduce the possibility of kidney damage because the ureters are repositioned lower in the abdomen.
A urethrotomy is an operation which involves incision of the urethra, especially for relief of a stricture.It is most often performed in the outpatient setting, with the patient (usually) being discharged from the hospital or surgery center within six hours from the procedure's inception.
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to take out (medicines given to patient on discharge from hospital stay) TTP: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura tender to palpation TTR: transthyretin: TTS: transdermal therapeutic system: TTTS: twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: Tu: tumor: TUBA: Trans-umbilical breast augmentation: TUIP: Transurethral incision of the prostate: TUMT ...