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61. Effective Treatment Trends and Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Disease Diabetes HIV and AIDS Mental Health and Substance Abuse Musculoskeletal Diseases Respiratory … Abuse Alzheimer's disease 6                   5   Chronic lower respiratory … diseases 3 7 5 7 8       8 4 3 Respiratory Diseases Chronic liver disease … 6 5 6 Diabetes Influenza and pneumonia 8 6 7 8 7 9 10 10     7 Respiratory … Respiratory diseases . Return to Contents

62. Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-one-page.docx
    November 01, 2019 - Legionella urine antigen in immunocompromised patients or if severely ill · Consider obtaining viral respiratory … testing during respiratory virus season · Consider noninfectious causes such as pulmonary embolism, … identified, stop therapy for hospital-acquired pneumonia · In most cases, stop antibiotics if viral respiratory … the non-beta-lactam agent if combination therapy was started and the beta-lactam is active against respiratory

63. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - Legionella urine antigen in patients with immunocompromise, risk factors · Consider obtaining viral respiratory … testing during respiratory virus season · If pneumonia develops within 48 hours of intubation, common … from a ventilator within 1–2 days of diagnosis, VAP is less likely; consider stopping therapy · Use respiratory … the non-beta-lactam agent if combination therapy was started and the beta-lactam is active against respiratory

64. PowerPoint Presentation
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    June 01, 2021 - Detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing home residents. … pneumoniae antigen (if available) Rapid influenza – during influenza season (and other respiratory … Avoided the mistakes that were made in the respiratory collection process? … Collection of Specimens 15 Collecting a Good Respiratory Sample Wash hands and use new gloves … Specimens 16 Sputum cultures should only be sent on residents whom you are concerned have a lower respiratory

65. Infographic - COVID-19’s Impact on Medical Visits in 2020 (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Among them: --- Acute bronchitis 30 and other upper respiratory infections 27.8 27.0 - Hypertension … 25 COPD, Asthma and other respiratory C 21.4 conditions � 20 20.3 � ...

66. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - continued)   Reason for Transfer Resident Cardiac/ Circulatory Symptoms Respiratory … Resident Labwork Obtained X Rays Obtained IV Fluids/ Subcutaneous Fluids Oxygen Respiratory … Treatment Respiratory Suctioning Medications: IV, Intramuscular, or SQ Medications: Oral … Physician Covering Provider Consulting Physician Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant Respiratory

67. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training - Emergency Department Setting
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    January 10, 2017 - Confusion Based on specific test or disorientation to person, place, or time Uremia BUN >20 mg/dL Respiratory … 4 40% ICU 5 57% ICU CURB-65 CDS Tool Automatically extracts data from EHR (age, blood pressure, respiratory … difficulties Respiratory distress Breathing problem Shortness of breath Demonstration of the … come from: Criteria Data Source Confusion Recorded by nurse in flow sheet BUN Last in 24 hours Respiratory … rate Last respiratory rate in vitals section Blood pressure Last blood pressure in vitals section

68. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/HAP-facilitator-guide.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - The diagnosis should not be made on chest x-ray findings in the absence of relevant respiratory symptoms … It is important to consider alternative causes of respiratory symptoms that could be contributing to … Viral respiratory testing should be considered during respiratory virus season. … If a patient has a severe penicillin allergy, consider a respiratory fluoroquinolone such as levofloxacin … Of note, a patient who cannot generate any sputum and has minimal or no respiratory symptoms may not

69. Tool: STEP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2023 - Status: The respiratory therapist notes that a ventilated patient is showing a marked increase in respiratory … Environment: It is a shift change, and everyone is busy, so the respiratory therapist checks the medication … Progress: The respiratory therapist notifies the oncoming nurse of their concern. 

70. Completion Guide for the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - ” • Increased respiratory rate is defined as a respiratory rate > 20 breaths per minute. … If a respiratory rate is not documented, but “increase in respiratory rate” or “tachypnea” is documented … , mark “increased respiratory rate

71. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2016 - antibiotics are most frequently prescribed in nursing homes: (1) urinary tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower respiratory … Determine Whether To Treat Toolkit 3/Tool 1 5 Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Lower Respiratory … has a fever of >102°F (38.9°C), initiate antibiotics if one of the following criteria are met: • Respiratory … confusion, disorientation, dramatic change in mental status), or – Rigors (shaking chills), or – Respiratory … met: • New or increased cough with purulent sputum production AND at least 1 of the following: – Respiratory

72. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Department Severe sepsis Sepsis plus one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction OR acute respiratory … Definition Severe sepsis Sepsis plus one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction OR acute respiratory … • Mean respiratory rate > 2 SD above normal for age or mechanical ventilation for an acute process … mL/kg/hr – Prolonged capillary refill: > 5 seconds – Core to peripheral temperature gap > 3°C Respiratory … Group Tachycardia (Heart rate: Beats/min) Bradycardia (Heart rate: Beats/min) Tachypnea (Respiratory

73. Microbiologic-Specimens-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiologic-specimens-facilitator-guide.docx
    June 01, 2021 - You will also be able to detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing … Slide 13 Case 3: Carol SAY: Let’s move on to discuss sample collection of respiratory cultures. … Note that Coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, a viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory … The results read: “Insufficient sample; normal respiratory flora.” … a good respiratory sample: 1.

74. Neonatal Intensive Care All-Condition Readmissions Without Gestational Age: ICD-9 codes of the chronic conditions included (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - 345.91, 780.3 345 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures 780.3 Convulsions ASTHMA 493-493.91 OTHER RESPIRATORY … 770.7 770.7 Chronic respiratory disease arising in the perinatal period CONGENITAL & OTHER HEART … 741 Spina bifida 742 Other congenital anomalies of the nervous system 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory

75. Section 7.B, Table 4 ICD-9 Codes Used in this Analysis (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-153-section-7b-table-4.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - , 780.3 345 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures 780.3 Convulsions ASTHMA 493-493.91 OTHER RESPIRATORY … 770.7 770.7 Chronic respiratory disease arising in the perinatal period CONGENITAL & OTHER HEART … 741 Spina bifida 742 Other congenital anomalies of the nervous system 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory

76. CHIPRA 207: Section 7, ICD Codes Use in the Analysis (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-207-section-7-icd-codes.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - 345.91, 780.3 345 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures 780.3 Convulsions ASTHMA 493-493.91 OTHER RESPIRATORY … 770.7 770.7 Chronic respiratory disease arising in the perinatal period CONGENITAL & OTHER HEART … 741 Spina bifida 742 Other congenital anomalies of the nervous system 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory

77. CHIPRA 157, Section 7.B, ICD-9 Codes for Chronic Conditions Used in this Analysis (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-157-icd-9-codes.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - , 780.3 345 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures 780.3 Convulsions ASTHMA 493-493.91 OTHER RESPIRATORY … 770.7 770.7 Chronic respiratory disease arising in the perinatal period CONGENITAL & OTHER HEART … 741 Spina bifida 742 Other congenital anomalies of the nervous system 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory

78. CHIPRA 155: Section 7.B, ICD-9 Codes Used in this Analysis (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - 345.91, 780.3 345 Epilepsy and recurrent seizures 780.3 Convulsions ASTHMA 493-493.91 OTHER RESPIRATORY … 770.7 770.7 Chronic respiratory disease arising in the perinatal period CONGENITAL & … 741 Spina bifida 742 Other congenital anomalies of the nervous system 748 Congenital anomalies of respiratory

79. The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Any child with mental status changes, in respiratory distress, or with hemodynamic instability should … Note that respiratory fluoroquinolones—which include levofloxacin and moxifloxacin—are not recommended … For patients with severe beta-lactam allergies, a respiratory fluoroquinolone such as moxifloxacin or … If the child has had a severe penicillin allergy, consider a respiratory fluoroquinolone or macrolide … R is for an elevated respiratory rate, which he does not have.

80. Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Training: Primary Care
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    January 10, 2017 - Element Specifications Confusion Based on specific test or disorientation to person, place, or time Respiratory … 3 or 4 31.2% ICU CRB-65 CDS Tool Automatically extracts data from EHR (age, blood pressure, and respiratory … difficulties Respiratory distress Breathing problem Shortness of breath Malaise Bronchitis Confusion … Data for the criteria come from: Criteria Data Source Confusion Recorded by MA in flow sheet Respiratory … rate Last respiratory rate in vitals section Blood pressure Last blood pressure in vitals section