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Acute Blood Loss Weakness, Pallor, Bleeding Drop in hemoglobin of 2 grams, with
Anemia; the lowest rate being <8.0; or patient
Acute Blood Loss admitted with <9.0, or >=800 ml
Anemia in Obstetric blood loss during surgery.
Patient;
Post-Operative Blood
Loss Anemia
Acute Renal Failure Decreased urine output, Increase in creatinine of 0.3 with
lower extremity edema, loss highest reading being >= 1.6
of appetite, nausea and
Acute Respiratory Diffuse wheezing, rapid pH <7.35
Failure respirations, tachycardia, PCO2 >50
cyanosis, use of accessory PaO2 <60 with normal or low PCO2,
Aspiration Pneumonia Fever, shortness of breath, CXR positive for infiltrate, often in
cough, chest pain, dysphagia, RLL (right lower lobe), swallowing
possible emesis/choking dysfunction, positive sputum culture
prior to pneumonia,
swallowing function test
showing aspiration risk
pH <7.35
PCO2 >50
PaO2 <60 with normal or low PCO2,
pulse ox <90 on RA, pulse ox <95 on
O2, acidosis finding including pH
value
Urinary Tract History of recurrent UTI due Type of indwelling urinary device,
Infection, due to to device positive urine culture results
indwelling catheter
Urinary Tract History of recurrent UTI due Type of indwelling urinary device,
Infection, due to to device positive urine culture results
indwelling catheter
TREATMENTS/ SPECIAL NOTES
TESTING
Blood Acute blood loss
Transfusion anemia is not a valid
diagnosis if the
Iron patient receives an
auto transfusion
during surgery. For
OB cases, must see a
change in treatment
such as increase in
iron from the at-home
IV fluids
Monitor for
Mechanical
ventilation
O2
Antibiotics of Patients at risk are
Ampicillin, those with debility, on
Sulbactam tube feedings, lack of
(Unasyn) gag reflex, or any
neurologic disorder
affecting the brain
Imipenem
(Primaxin)
Pipircillin-
Tazobactam
(Zosyn)
Vancomycin,
Telavancin,
Linelzolid
Provider must
document body
habitus status, such as
Anti-seizure Patients at risk –
medication, those with brain
Mannitol, IV injury, stroke,
Treatment is Chronic kidney
directed disease is defined as
toward cause kidney damaged or
IV or po
diuretics
(lasix, bumex,
IV fluids
(saline) 3%
saline, water
Query if unclear if the
complication was
expected, inherent,
Query if unclear if the
complication was
expected, inherent,
Nutrition *if only abnormal
Consult indicator is low
albumin, do not query
TPN
Nutritional
Support
(ensure, etc)
Send query to
differentiate between
respiratory distress
Intubation/ Send query to
ventilator, differentiate between
surfactant respiratory distress
IV antibiotics,
nebulizer,
steroids
Link must be
documented by the
provider
On “Unspecified” in logic
anticoagulatio codes to acute; use
n therapy, caution in assigning
unless this code, as
contraindicate
On Unspecified
Aspirin onlyis(not
the
anticoagulatio anticoagulation) may
n therapy, be indicative of
Query if
documentation of
prematurity is lacking
IV antibiotics Two or more
indicators must be
met