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Liver and Spleen Elastography for In-patient

Admitted patients receive non-invasive liver and spleen stiffness imaging with results released to the ward.

At a glance

  • Office: Amai Pakpak Medical Center
  • Classification: Simple
  • Who may apply: In-patient
  • Total fees: None
  • Total processing time: 1 Hour, 26 Minutes

Requirements

RequirementWhere to get it
Request for Elastography ProcedurePrivate / Charity Ward / ER / ICU

Steps

What you doWhat the office doesFeeTime
Private / Charity Ward / ER / ICU NOD forwards ChartVerify Request for Liver and Spleen Elastography (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None5 Minutes
Prepare the Liver unit for the procedure: -Prepare the Elastography Machine and check its functionality -Prepare supplies needed for the procedure (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None5 Minutes
Perform the Procedurecheck patient's NPO status (time of last meal) (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None1 Minute
Assist patient to bed. Attach to cardiac monitor and to oxygen support if needed. (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None3 Minutes
Place patient in a supine or semi-lateral decubitus (up to 30 degrees, supported by pillow) with patient's right arm above head to maximize spacing between ribs. (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None2 Minutes
Perform Elastography Procedure: -Liver Elastography -Spleen Elastography (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None15 Minutes 10 Minutes
Send patient back to Ward Station/ICU (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)–5 Minutes
Hospital Bill ChargingIssue Charge Slip and Encode inputs to SEGHIS (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None5 Minutes
Reading of Elastography ResultsEncode Elastography findings (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None10 Minutes
Inform Requesting Physician/Reader of Elastography outcome/if reader's not around send encoded result to his/her office/must secure physician's signature before releasing the result. (Abdel Hussein D. Lucman, MD)None30 Minutes
Releasing of Elastography Resultsinform Ward station/ICU once Elastography result is ready for release. Write Patient's name, Date received, Receiver's name and Receiver's signature in the Endoscopic and Elastography Releasing Logsheet before releasing the result/s. (Faraida M. Hadji Elias,RN)None5 Minutes

Source

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