Sensible Medicine

JULY 19, 2023

Deliberate practice during internship is probably even more important today than it was in the days before duty hour restrictions and admission caps. Ask yourself what you are doing to solve the problem that led to (or have crept up since) admission. For any test you order, what is the diagnostic hypothesis you are testing?

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Deliberate practice during internship is probably even more important today than it was in the days before duty hour restrictions and admission caps. Ask yourself what you are doing to solve the problem that led to (or have crept up since) admission. For any test you order, what is the diagnostic hypothesis you are testing?

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Accepted Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

For this section of our Med School Admissions: What You Need to Know To Get Accepted series, I’ll provide a brief rundown of what happens after you graduate from medical school. There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. It also tests your ability to manage a patient.

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Prism Career Institute

MARCH 1, 2024

When learning about medical codes in the electronic health records course, make sure you pay special attention to the cancer-related diagnostic codes and understand how they pertain to the electronic health record. Be aware that further training and experience may be required for the oncology medical assistant role you have in sight.

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Northwest Suburban College

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

– Placement test: Candidates may be required to take a placement test to demonstrate their proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics, ensuring they have the necessary foundational skills to succeed in the program.

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Mildred Elley

AUGUST 8, 2022

Because most practical nurse training is provided at community colleges, trade schools, and technical institutions, you must first fulfill the school’s admission standards. You also would be required to take a Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) – a diagnostic test that students take as they go through the admissions process.

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Mildred Elley

AUGUST 8, 2022

Because most practical nurse training is provided at community colleges, trade schools, and technical institutions, you must first fulfill the school’s admission standards. You also would be required to take a Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) – a diagnostic test that students take as they go through the admissions process.

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Milwaukee Career College

APRIL 17, 2020

At Milwaukee Career College, you can train to become a medical assistant and learn to perform clinical tasks, allowing you to dispense medications, take and monitor vital signs, draw blood, run certain diagnostic tests and to better understand medical conditions.

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Northwest Suburban College

APRIL 4, 2024

We’ll also highlight the key elements of our pharmacy technician program, focusing on study tips, test-taking guidance, and how our students are equipped to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing healthcare landscape.

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Health Populi

JULY 4, 2022

Avoiding recommended follow-up care such as diagnostic tests and labs, or visits to specialists. Seeking patient assistance programs to help discount or otherwise defray the retail-facing cost of care or products. Patients-as-consumers and -payers will also seek out information on prices, quality measures, and access/locations.

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Milwaukee Career College

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Other typical duties include collecting specimens and running diagnostic tests, taking X-rays or various brain scans, managing the admissions and discharge process, taking vitals, and educating patients on proper care procedures.

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Prism Career Institute

JULY 9, 2024

Whether you work in a clinic, an urgent care facility, a nursing home, or a diagnostics facility, evidence-based methodology offers many advantages in the healthcare space. You’ll be applying tested medical methods instead of potentially unproven treatments.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Leading medical institutions utilize various IT systems to manage and operate their diagnostic, treatment, and administrative services. This could be a request for a diagnostic test or prescription for medication. Unfortunately, this hinders effective communication across multiple systems.

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Southern Careers Institute

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They may perform tasks such as drawing blood, collecting specimens, and assisting with patient admissions and discharges. They triage patients, assist with diagnostic tests, and help with minor surgical procedures. Medical assistants in urgent care settings play a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive prompt care.

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Arkenea

MARCH 15, 2025

In this situation, translating a particular LOINC code that captures an observation or test to CPT can be complicated. These can include messages that inform patients about admissions, tracking medication orders or lab results. Sometimes doctors also require sending lab tests of patients to one another.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

The patient had given authorization to disclose a single test result unrelated to her reproductive health; however, Holy Redeemer sent the prospective employer the patient’s full records, which included her surgical history, obstetric history, gynecological history, and other sensitive reproductive health information.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 5, 2023

I am also obsessed with our diagnostic reasoning biases. In this article, Dr. Adam Cifu To paraphrase Shaw and Hawking, “The greatest threat to diagnostic excellence is not lack of a diagnosis but rather the illusion of a diagnosis.” ” Bias distorts our perception and leads to errors in diagnostic reasoning.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 25, 2023

We read about diseases and their associated diagnostic tests and treatments. Clinical findings and blood tests hint at the diagnosis, but the only truly confirmatory test is a biopsy of the temporal artery – a small procedure but a procedure all the same. Diagnostic reasoning is supposed to my specialty.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 31, 2024

The medical team admits him and performs a diagnostic thoracentesis, the results of which reveal a complicated parapneumonic effusion (pH = 7.11). percent of ER visits and 6% of hospital admissions in the US. Carotid dopplers are often done even though the test is definitively unnecessary in almost all cases. So why is it done?

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Vox headline was “Mind-reading technology has arrived”, although the study had just seven participants and the error rate in the three test participants was 0.92 Will it be used as a strict diagnostic criterion or as a tool to encourage critical thinking [12]? How does the model classify patients as high and low-risk?

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The nurse in the Medical-Surgical Unit suspects worsening respiratory distress, noticing that Mr. Salzo has become increasingly anxious and is moving about restlessly in bed during the admission assessment. Further diagnostic tests reveal that the mass is a malignant neoplasm.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Vox headline was “Mind-reading technology has arrived”, although the study had just seven participants and the error rate in the three test participants was 0.92 Will it be used as a strict diagnostic criterion or as a tool to encourage critical thinking [12]? How does the model classify patients as high and low-risk?

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Milwaukee Career College

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Instructors emphasize patient interviews, diagnostic testing, and lab work to ensure students are prepared for real-world challenges. Contact our admissions team today to learn more! Clinical coursework covers anatomy, medical terminology, exam techniques, procedures, pharmacology, CPR, and nursing skills.

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