Patient presents with palpitations, anxiety and sweating
A 28 years old patient presents with palpitations, anxiety and sweating. The symptoms develop suddenly while he was walking out of the grocery store. His vitals are normal except for the heart rate of 120/min.
Patient presents with fluttering sensation in chest
A 33 year old patient presents with fluttering sensation in chest since last few months. P is 138/85 mmHg, temperature is 37.2 C & heart rate is 120/min. He has been given a trial of
Increased incidence of post-operative infections
A hospital was found to have increased incidence of post-operative infections. A quality improvement team was formed with the aim of decreasing infections by atleast 30%. The team is made of surgeons, nurses and operative
Hospital increase overhead expenditures
A hospital was found to have increase overhead expenditures. Root cause analysis done shows increased use of laboratory testing and lack of efficient use of preventive methods. The hospital management negotiates a new contract with
Sudden onset chest palpitations
A 38 years old patient presents with sudden onset chest palpitations which started last week. He has immigrated to United States from southeast Asia. BP is 140/80 mmHg, temperature is 37.5C, heart rate is 115/min