- Thoracic neuroblastoma or lymphoma can present as a pneumonia – the symptoms of fever, malaise are from chemokines produced by the neuroblastoma or the lymphoma, and may or may not be accompanied by respiratory infection.
- RBC rouleaux effect means the RCC will be lower and not be accurate, the MCV may be increased
- “Osmosis” is a Youtube channel which posts short videos which can be useful for learning and revision by video
- If you have a clinical instinct something is not quite right, then consult your peers. This form of “problem wary” bias (like: “What if it’s lymphoma?”) is good for the patient, whereas the counter bias (like: “it’s probably just pneumonia”) is not so good for patients (Elstad 2010). The way we translate that in patient/family education is a different skill.
- For coding benefits, document diagnostic & treatment associations by writing “…due to…” statements in the medical record…
Wed 5 Feb 2020
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