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THE PATIENT CHART
By: Cherrie D. Gasendo, RPh., MS Pharm
THE PATIENT’S MEDICAL RECORD IS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT CONTAINING:
Medical history Findings from physical examination Reports of laboratory tests Findings and conclusions from special
examinations Findings and diagnosis of consultants Notes on treatment including medications,
surgical, operation radiation, physical therapy
Progress notes of physician, nurses and etc
PURPOSE
Serve as important clues with which to begin with making a diagnosis
Present prominent list that serves to remind the physician that these sysmptoms brought him for treatment
BE FAMILIAR OF THE FOLLOWING:
Medical terminologies, prefixes and suffixes Medical abbreviations
PATIENT DRUG PROFILE
PDP OF DDH
Medication orders are entered in the drug profile depending on the order of the doctor
For standing medications the following should be observed: Standing medicine order is entered as is on the
left side of the profile filling up all the necessary information called for.
The name of the medication with the strength is entered in the drug description, and its dosage and frequency and time, route of administration and date ordered are written in their respective columns.
For discontinued medications, the abbreviation D/C in red ink is written beside the item with a red ink crossing out the drug.
For orders where a medication is to be changed to another type of medicine under the same drug classification the word CHANGED is written beside the item with the date crossing out the drug. All these are written in BLACK ink.
The new order is entered in the profile just like a new order.
For medicines that had been reduced or increased the word order for is written beside the item with the date and a BLUE ink crossing out the drug. Enter the new order on another line just like a new order.
Medicines that are deferred are considered as discontinued medicine and follows same procedure for a discontinued medicine.
Abbreviations are used for the route of administration of medicines.
PRN medications are entered in the profile with the dte at the far end of the column.
Single and Stat medication orders are written at the column provided.
Doses of medicines to be given for 2 to 3 doses maybe written at the single order portion of the profile.
EXAMPLE
10/01/07 8am – Admit patient
- Full hypoallergenic diet- CBC, blood typing & urinalysis- Stool exam for parasites and ova- Domperidone (Motilium) 10mg 1 tab TID p.o.- paracetamol 500mg 1 tab q4 for temp. 38 deg. Celsius above- Cefuroxime (Zegen) 500 mg 1 tab BID
10/01/07 10 am- Nexium 40mg 1 tab now then OD- Iselpin 1g ½ tab 1hr a.c.
10/01/07 5pm- Liquid diet- D/C Motilium- Change Nexium to Pantoloc 40mg 1 tab OD- Start ponstan 1 tab q8 PRN for pain
PHARMACIST’S NOTES
MEDICATION ERROR TRACKING FORM
THANK YOU & GOD BLESS!!!