Hazards of Hospitalization: Transitions of Care and Discharge Planning
Hazards of Hospitalization: Transitions of Care and Discharge Planning
Authors: Elizabeth Mann, MD, MPH, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Rachel K. Miller, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Paula Podrazik, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Editors: Amit Shah, MD; Kathryn Callahan, MD; Rosanne Leipzig, MD, PhD
Posted: Fri, 10/09/2015 - 12:26pm
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You are on the hospital inpatient service and are taking care of Patty Smith, a 70 year-old woman admitted three weeks ago with shortness of breath and lower extremity edema. This is her third admission to the hospital in the past six months. She has a history of congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension, coronary artery disease and osteoarthritis. She lives at home with her husband.
She is now medically stable and your team is getting ready to discharge her.
Suggested Citation: Elizabeth Mann, MD, MPH, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Rachel K. Miller, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Paula Podrazik, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Hazards of Hospitalization: Transitions of Care and Discharge Planning. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2015 Available from: https://www.pogoe.org/webgem/40205
