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1. Healthcare information exchanges (HIEs) are maturing and providing opportunities for healthcare providers and payers to collaborate on patient healthcare records and to streamline care. The proliferation and acceptance of healthcare information exchanges are slow, as they are not widely accepted. Describe the overall advantages of HIEs. Explain the root causes of the issues with these exchanges, and describe what strategies are underway to drive acceptance. (1–2 pages)

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 1: Define the central role of health information technology for healthcare providers, organizations, and patients.

Learning Objective 1.1:Explain challenges related to acceptance of healthcare information exchanges.

Explanation of challenges related to acceptance of healthcare information exchange is missing.

Response vaguely explains challenges related to the acceptance of healthcare information exchanges.Response vaguely explains strategies underway to drive acceptance of healthcare information exchanges.

Response clearly explains at least two challenges related to the acceptance of healthcare information exchanges.Response clearly explains at least two strategies or policies that underway to drive acceptance of healthcare information exchanges.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response explains a specific challenge in an authentic or real-life healthcare environment industry or organization related to acceptance of healthcare information exchanges.

2. Surveys show that healthcare provider satisfaction is related to the technology available to them in providing patient care. Identify the health information technology most used in patient care and the advances in technology used to enhance patient care. (2–3 pages)

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 1: Define the central role of health information technology for healthcare providers, organizations, and patients.

Learning Objective 1.2:Identify the health information technology most used in patient care and the advances in technology used to enhance patient care.

Identification of the health information technology most used in patient care and the advances in technology used to enhance patient care is missing.

Response vaguely identifies the health information technology most used in patient care.Response vaguely identifies one advancement that is needed to enhance patient care.

Response accurately identifies the health information technology most used in patient care.Response identifies at least one advancement that is needed to enhance patient care.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response identifies one additional advancement that is needed to enhance patient care.

3. Healthcare providers are taking advantage of real-time tool location systems (RTLSs) to monitor both their organization’s hardware assets and patient progress. Examples of these systems are radio-frequency identification (RFID) tracking for patient flow, asset tracking for equipment location, and ultrasound tag tracking. Explain how hospitals can reduce costs and increase quality of care by using these tracking systems. (1–2 pages)

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 2: Describe the role of health information technology in the cost, quality, and access to healthcare and in the decision making of healthcare organizations.

Learning Objective 2.1:Explain how hospitals can reduce costs by using tracking systems.	Explanation of how hospitals can reduce costs and increase quality of care by using tracking systems is missing.	Response vaguely explains how hospitals can reduce costs and increase quality of care by using tracking systems.Response is not supported by relevant academic resources.	Response includes an explanation of at least two relevant ways that hospitals can reduce costs by using tracking systems.Response is supported by relevant academic resources.	Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response provides examples from actual health care organization or professionals that are taking advantage of real-time tool location systems (RTLSs).
Learning Objective 2.2: Explain how hospitals can increase quality of care by using tracking systems.	Explanation of how hospitals can increase the quality of care by using tracking systems is missing.	Response vaguely explains how hospitals can increase the quality of care by using tracking systems.	Response includes an explanation of at least one relevant way that hospitals can increase the quality of care by using tracking systems.	Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response provides examples from actual health care organization or professionals that are taking advantage of real-time tool location systems (RTLSs).

4. A survey found that 70% of doctors use electronic health records in one form or another. Explain how sharing electronic health records among doctors, patients, and payers can enhance the health of patients through effective clinical decision support. (2–3 pages)

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 2: Describe the role of health information technology in the cost, quality, and access to healthcare and in the decision making of healthcare organizations.

Learning Objective 2.2:Explain how sharing electronic health records among doctors, patients, and payers can enhance the health of patients through effective clinical decision support.

Explanation of how sharing electronic health records among doctors, patients, and payers can enhance the health of patients through effective clinical decision support is missing.

Response vaguely explains how sharing electronic health records can enhance the health of patients through effective clinical decision support, or explains fewer than two ways.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response explains at least two relevant ways that sharing electronic health records can enhance the health of patients through effective clinical decision support.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response provides examples from actual health care organization or professionals that are sharing electronic health records among doctors, patients, and payers.

5. Describe how healthcare provider organizations can leverage health information technology and improve the processes of care delivery to provide better patient quality of care. (2–3 pages)

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Rubric

0Not Present

1Needs Improvement

2Meets Expectations

3Exceeds Expectations

Sub-Competency 3: Explain the role of health information technology in the processes of care delivery and performance improvement.

Learning Objective 3.1:Describe how healthcare provider organizations can leverage health information technology and improve processes to provide better patient quality of care.

Description of how healthcare provider organizations can leverage health information technology and improve processes to provide better patient quality of care is missing.

Response vaguely describes relevant examples of how healthcare provider organizations can leverage health information technology and how they can improve processes to provide better patient quality of care, or Response describes fewer than two ways.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response describes two relevant examples of how healthcare provider organizations can leverage health information technology and improve processes to provide better patient quality of care.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response describes at least two tangible benefits patients receive when healthcare provider organizations leverage health information technology and improve processes to provide patient quality of care.

6. Describe how healthcare payer organizations can use healthcare information exchanges (HIEs) to improve processes of care delivery that enhance the quality of service they provide patients. (1–2 pages)

Your Response

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 3: Explain the role of health information technology in the processes of care delivery and performance improvement.

Learning Objective 3.2:Describe how healthcare payer organizations can use healthcare information exchanges to improve processes to enhance the quality of service they provide patients.

Description of how healthcare payer organizations can use healthcare information exchanges to improve processes to enhance the quality of service they provide patients is missing.

Response vaguely describes relevant examples of how healthcare payer organizations can use healthcare information exchanges to improve processes to enhance the quality of service they provide patients, or Response describes only one example.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response describes two relevant examples of how healthcare payer organizations can use healthcare information exchanges to improve processes to enhance the quality of service they provide patients.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response identifies at least two commercial healthcare information exchanges and describes how healthcare payer organizations employ them to improve their processes to enhance the quality of services they provide patients.

7. Explain how industry standards for interoperability of electronic healthcare records can enable secure and private access to patient data. (2–3 paragraphs)

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 4: Explain the benefits of industry standard requirements for interoperability between facilities, care teams, and community networks.

Learning Objective 4.1:Explain how industry standards for interoperability of electronic healthcare records can enable secure and private access to patient data.

Explanation of how industry standards for interoperability of electronic healthcare records can enable secure and private access to patient data is missing.

Response vaguely explains how medical information and applied healthcare interoperability standards can enable secure and private access to patient data.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response includes an explanation that thoroughly describes two medical information and applied healthcare interoperability standards that can enable secure and private access to patient data.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response describes at least three medical information and applied healthcare interoperability standards and how they can enable secure and private access to patient data.

8. Describe how medical information exchange and applied healthcare interoperability standards for healthcare record communications can increase efficiency of inter-departmental communications, between general practitioners and specialists, and between providers and regulatory agencies. (2–3 paragraphs)

Your Response

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 4: Explain the benefits of industry standard requirements for interoperability between facilities, care teams, and community networks.

Learning Objective 4.2:Describe how industry standards for healthcare record communications can increase efficiency of inter-department communications, between general practitioners and specialists, and between providers and regulatory agencies.

Description of how industry standards for healthcare record communications can increase efficiency of inter-department communications, between general practitioners and specialists, and between providers and regulatory agencies is missing.

Response vaguely describes how industry standards can increase efficiency of inter-departmental communications, between general practitioners and specialists, and between providers and regulatory agencies, or only one way is addressed.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response clearly describes at least two ways that industry standards can increase efficiency of inter-departmental communications, between general practitioners and specialists, and between providers and regulatory agencies.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response describes at least one additional way that industry standards can increase efficiency of inter-departmental communications, between general practitioners and specialists, and between providers and regulatory agencies.

9. Describe how healthcare organizations can adopt social media to enable patient access to the organizations and their staff and to address patient healthcare issues. (1–2 pages)

Your Response

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 5: Identify how health information technology influences the patient experience.

Learning Objective 5.1:Describe how healthcare organizations can adopt social media to enable patient access to the organizations and their staff and to address patient healthcare issues.

Description of how healthcare organizations can adopt social media to enable patient access to the organizations and their staff and to address patient healthcare issues is missing.

Response vaguely describes how healthcare organizations can adopt social media to enable patient access to the organizations and their staff and one way to address patient healthcare issues.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response thoroughly describes at least one way healthcare organizations can adopt social media to enable patient access to the organizations and their staff and one way to address patient healthcare issues.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response describes one real-life example from health care organization or professionals that have adopted social media to enable patient access to the organizations and their staff and to address patient healthcare issues.

10. Describe how physicians can use the Internet and social media to enhance their interactions with medical services that affect their patients. (1–2 pages)

Your Response

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 5: Identify how health information technology influences the patient experience.

Learning Objective 5.2:Describe how physicians can use the Internet and social media to enhance their interactions with medical services that affect their patients.

Description of how physicians can use the Internet and social media to enhance their interactions with medical services that affect their patients is missing.

Response vaguely describes how physicians can use the Internet and social media to enhance their interactions with medical services that affect their patients.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response thoroughly describes at least one way physicians can use the Internet and social media to enhance their interactions with medical services that affect their patients.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response includes a detailed description of at least two Internet services that physicians can use to enhance their interactions with medical services that affect their patients.

11. Explain how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) promotes the adoption of technology to improve the quality of care. (1–2 pages)

Your Response

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 6: Explain healthcare regulations that influence the adoption and use of health information technology.

Learning Objective 6.1:Explain how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) promotes the adoption of technology to improve the quality of care.

Explanation of how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) promotes the adoption of technology to improve the quality of care is missing.

Response vaguely explains how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) promotes the adoption of technology to improve the quality of care.Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response includes an in-depth and comprehensive explanation of how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) promotes the adoption of technology to improve the quality of care, using specific examples.Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:Response provides at least one real-life example from health care organization or professionals that were influenced by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to invest in health IT to enhance the quality of care for patients.

12. Describe how the federal government has sought to influence the adoption and use of electronic health records in the past 10 years. Discuss the effectiveness of these efforts. (2–3 pages)

Your Response

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Rubric

	0Not Present	1Needs Improvement	2Meets Expectations	3Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 6: Explain healthcare policies and regulations that influence the adoption and use of health information technology.

Learning Objective 6.2:Describe how the federal government has sought to influence the adoption and use of electronic health records in the past 10 years.

Description of how the federal government has sought to influence the adoption and use of electronic health records in the past 10 years is missing.

Response vaguely describes government programs intended to influence the adoption and use of electronic health records. Discussion of effectiveness of these efforts is insufficient. Response is not supported by references to academic resources.

Response provides a thorough description of three aspects of government actions intended to influence the adoption of EHRs in the U.S. and their effectiveness in accomplishing this goal. Response is supported by references to academic resources.

Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following: Response describes how government actions will continue to influence EHR adoption in the future.

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You probably noted from the Learning Resources this week the interrelationship between the processes and constructs of development, in relation to adolescent development. Cognitive changes, including hypothetico-deductive reasoning, metacognitive skills, and more complex forms of thinking impact how an adolescent perceives and reacts to the world. Higher-order thinking contributes to how romantic and peer relationships are established and maintained.

Think back to your experiences as an adolescent and the feelings and thoughts you had regarding your developing body. How did your burgeoning cognitive abilities impact your adjustment to the effects of puberty? Did the imaginary audience and personal fable have any impact on your behavior and beliefs? Keep these questions in mind as you examine the effects of physical development on adolescents in this Assignment.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources related to adolescent physical changes and cultural influences.

For this Assignment:

In a 2- to 3-page paper:

• Create a scenario of an adolescent of either gender in which you describe the person, the physical changes he or she experiences, and the effect of those changes on his/her sexuality and relationships. 
• Describe the culture of the individual in the scenario. 
• Explain the influences of culture on the development of adolescence.

Be specific and use your Learning Resources to support your paper. Use proper APA format, citations, and referencing.

By Day 7

Submit your Effects of Physical Development on Adolescents Assignment.

 

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The purpose of the learning team assignment is to offer students the opportunity to investigate their understanding of how globalization affects a company’s strategic plan. Additional objectives include allowing students to assess the effectiveness of strategic alliances in the growth process of a company and to understand the necessity for innovation to create a sustainable long-term organizational environment. The students will also identify how organizational structures facilitate company growth and controls in the global environment. 

Assignment Steps 

Create a 3 slides Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation (excluding the title slide and references) with speaker notes and address the following topics: 

• Discuss the three types of innovation and how each type can contribute to long-term strategic growth.

Cite 3 scholarly references, including at least one peer-reviewed reference the University Library. 

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. 

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

 

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In last week we discussed research techniques, this week discussion focuses on the other aspects of research, please Discuss the following into detail with applicable in text citations and a minimum of three credible references per question.
1) Different types of bias in research and discuss.
2) Experimental and Non-Experimental Research
3) Distinguishing between a Sample and a Population and then compare at least two sampling methods (e.g. random sampling vs. stratified random sampling or convenience and quota sampling methods?
4) What specific steps would you have taken to obtain a representative sample?

 

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Pathology is the study of the nature and cause of disease.  In the Funeral Service profession, we deal with the unfortunate results of disease.  In order to appropriately prepare the dead for disposition, part of our profession is to understand a variety of diseases that may appear on a death certificate.   Moreover, a part of the profession (although not required, but expected) is to help the family to understand why their loved one died. 

 The cause of death for each was found on actual death certificates.  The names and locations have been changed to protect the innocent….

This assignment fulfills:

• Course Outcome Two: You will have demonstrated applied knowledge of Pathology, by describing the four aspects of the major disease processes covered in the course:
• Cause (etiology)
• Mechanisms of development (pathogenesis)
• Functional consequences of the molecular and morphologic changes (clinical significance)

The Assignment
For this assignment complete the cases provided in the template by providing the following information:

Etiology –

Symptoms (at least four) –

Diagnosis –

Treatment –

Prognosis –

*Each case is worth four percent.

Resources
You MUST provide at least TWO sources per case. (Minimum of 50 sources for entire assignment)

Your textbook, Tabers, as well as the academic internet sites (scholarly journals) are all excellent resources for this assignment. Take advantage of the library’s database available here: http://www.faytechcc.edu/library_services/index.aspx  

(NOTE: webmd.org is NOT an acceptable source)

 All sources to include your textbook should be cited in APA format.

Use the following link if you need assistance on how to use APA format: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (opens in new window)

Acceptable Length
Average of 600 words per case, 
Points will be deducted if minimum word count is not met. 

Formatting Requirements

• Utilize a completed Title page (provided in the template)
• Use one-inch margins.
• Use a 14-point Tahoma font.
• Use proper spelling and grammar
• Submit all cases in a single document
• Ensure cases are submitted in the same order as they are in the template.
• APA format

To Submit

All cases should be saved in a single file. You are allowed one submission. 
 

Use Microsoft Word to complete this assignment, save the document with a filename that includes the Course ID, Your Name and Assignment Name. 

(Example:  FSE 214.0801 Student I. Death Certificate Assignment)

Death Certificate #1

Name of deceased: George Jefferson Walker

Age: 64

Date of Birth: May 4, 1947

Date of Death: December 16, 2011

Cause of death: Hypertensive Heart disease

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four) –

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #2

Name of deceased: ­­­Maria Gutierrez

Age: 62

Date of Birth: June 1, 1949

Date of Death: January 6, 2012

Cause of death: end stage COPD

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four) –

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #3

Name of deceased: Louvenia Alexander Forrester

Age: 30

Date of Birth: November 8, 1981

Date of Death: January 13, 2012

Cause of death:  Extreme Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four) –

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #4

Name of deceased: ­­­Simpson Rae Cooley

Age: 49

Date of Birth: March 2, 1962

Date of Death: January 13, 2012

Place of Death: Residence

Cause of death: Cor Pulmonale; sarcoidosis

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #5

Name of deceased: ­­­Belvedere Leroy Twitty

Age: 84

Date of Birth: October 21, 1927

Date of Death: January 19, 2012

Place of Death: Annie Penn Memorial Hospital

Cause of death: Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral atrophy

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four) –

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #6

Name of deceased: ­­­Peggy Lee Hendrix

Age: 39

Date of Birth: April 3, 1991

Date of Death: January 29, 2012

Place of Death: Cape Fear Hospital

Cause of death: Rhabdomyolysis

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #7

Name of deceased: ­­­Luigi Sal Bobadilla

Age: 31

Date of Birth: September 24, 1981

Date of Death: January 13, 2012

Place of Death:  Pep Boys Auto Parts store

Cause of death: Pulmonary Embolism

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #8

Name of deceased: Leonard Todd Watts, Jr. 

Age: 7 months

Date of Birth: August 8, 2011

Date of Death: March 13, 2012

Place of Death: Children’s Hospital of St. Louis, Mo.

Cause of death: Aspiration pneumonia; baby oil

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #9

Name of deceased: ­­­Victor Hugo Reuben

Age: 82

Date of Birth: July 20, 2012

Date of Death: July 17, 1929 

Place of Death:  Northside Nursing Facility

Cause of death: Chronic Bilateral Obstructive Uropathy; Acute Renal Failure

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #10

Name of deceased: ­­­Labradorite Doro Gordia

Age: 69

Date of Birth: June 15, 1942

Date of Death: February 5, 2012

Place of Death: Cape Fear Valley Hospital

Cause of death: Acute Cerebrovascular Accident (Hemorrhagic)

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #11

Name of deceased: ­­Loretta MacDonald Welby, Sr.

Age: 85

Date of Birth:  June 8, 1927

Date of Death: January 14, 2012

Place of Death:  Happy Meadows Nursing Facility

Cause of death: Respiratory Failure; Emphysema

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #12

Name of deceased: Billy Ray Adams

Age: 21

Date of Birth: March 30, 1990

Date of Death: January 18, 2012

Place of Death:  Cape Fear Valley Hospital

Cause of death: Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #13

Name of deceased: Cleophus Theodore Moore

Age: 76

Date of Birth: August 18, 1935

Date of Death: February 8, 2012

Place of Death:  Cape Fear Valley Hospital

Cause of death: Diabetes; Septic Foot lesion

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four) –

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two):

Death Certificate #14

Name of deceased: ­­­Mossy Liilian Futches

Age: 54

Date of Birth: October 10, 1958

Date of Death: March 15, 2012

Place of Death:  Residence

Cause of death: Alcoholic hepatitis

1. Etiology –

2. Symptoms (at least four)-

3. Diagnosis –

4. Treatment –

5. Prognosis –

6. Resources (at least two)

 

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