Variations in risk assessment models may contribute to the existing gap between venous thromboembolism prophylaxis guidelines and adherence

Vyas, Deepti

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-1-60

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Table 1 Standard patient cases

From: Variations in risk assessment models may contribute to the existing gap between venous thromboembolism prophylaxis guidelines and adherence

	Patient case 1	Patient case 2	Patient case 3
CC	Two week history of constipation.	Nausea, vomiting, and high blood pressure.	Pneumonia.
	Admitted to General medicine service.	Admitted to General medicine service	Admitted to General medicine service.
HPI	18 year old female with chronic history of pelvic floor dysfunction, who presents with chronic constipation for 14 days, associated with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.	19 year old female who is transferred from an outside hospital with nausea, vomiting, and unable to control blood sugars	58 year old male who was admitted after complaining of "shortness of breath." Patient was found to have pneumonia and pulmonic valve agitation consistent with endocarditis
PMH	Asthma	Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus	ESRD status-post cadaveric renal transplant
	Depression	SLE	Hypertension.
	Fibromyalgia	JRA	Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
	Chronic constipation	Asthma	Dyslipidemia.
	TMJ disorder	Raynaud's	Renal transplant.
	Pelvic pain	Duodenitis	Multiple AV grafts.
		Gastroparesis
		Celiac sprue
		Bursitis of both hips
FH	NR	NR	NR
SH	NR	NR	NR
Home medications	Prozac 80 mg po daily.	Venlafaxine 150 mg po qAM	Atenolol 100 PO daily
	Ortho-tri-cylen 1 po daily	Nifedipine 30 mg po qAM	Lipitor 10 mg PO daily
	Magnesium chelate 40 mg po daily	Lisinopril 5 mg po Daily	Cyclosporine 75 mg PO bid
	Lactobacillus 1 capsule po daily	Hydroxychloroquine 200 mg po bid	Diltiazem 300 mg PO daily
	Lyrica 150 mg po bid	Fluticasone 1 Puff Daily	Lasix 40 mg PO daily
	Abilify 6 mg po daily	Esomeprazole 40 mg po bid	Glipizide 5 mg PO bid
	Pimozide 1 mg po daily	Clonazepam 2 mg po daily	Lisinopril 15 mg PO bid
	Tizanidine 4–8 mg po bid prn	Albuterol 4 Puffs q1hour PRN	Losartan 100 mg PO daily
		Insulin pump	Cellcept 500 mg PO bid
			K-Phos 250 mg PO bid
			Prednisone 10 mg every other day PO
Laboratory data	WBC: 8.1, Hgb: 12.6, Plt: 277, Na 137, K:3.6, Cl:104, Hco3:24, anion gap 13, Gluc: 90, BUN:10, Cr: 0.73, Ca: 9.1, protein 7.8, Alb: 4.3, total bilirubin: 0.5, Alk phos: 50, AST 21, ALT 13	Not available on admission	Not available on admission
Height and weight	Height: 175 cm	Height: 154.9 cm	Height: Not available
	Weight: 69 kg	Weight:74 kg	Weight: 135 kg

CC Chief complaint, HPI History of present illness, PMH Past medical history, TMJ Temporomandibular joint, SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus, JRA Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ESRD End stage renal disease, AV Arteriovenous, NR=Non-remarkable, Po Oral. mg milligrams, BID Twice daily, PRN As needed, qAM Every morning, WBC White blood cell count, Hgb Hemoglobin, Plt Platelets, Na Sodium, K Potassium, Cl Chloride, HCO3 Bicarbonate, Gluc Glucose, BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen, Cr Creatinine, Ca Calcium, Alb Albumin, Alk phos alkaline phosphatase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine transaminase, cm Centimetres, kg Kilogram.

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