 Monitoring Your Patients With Cardiovascular Risk Factors
1. Retrieve a list of all your patients with the diagnosis "CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS".
2. Determine the order in which these patient’s files will be reviewed. (See Order of Review; Demo).
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An alternative approach to steps 1 and 2 , is to contact your database administrator and ask the for the following query to be performed on your patient database:
"Create a list of all my patients according to the following order and conditions:
Group I- all patients with the folowing diagnoses on their problem list:
(ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE OR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE OR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE)*
Group II- all patients with the folowing diagnosis on their problem list: (DIABETES)* EXCLUDING patients in group I
Group III- all patients with the folowing diagnosis on their problem list:
(HYPERTENSION)* EXCLUDING patients in groups I AND II
Group IV- all patients with the folowing diagnosis on their problem list:
(DYSLIPIDEMIA)* EXCLUDING patients in groups I, II and III
Group V- all patients with the folowing diagnosis on their problem list:
(SMOKER)* EXCLUDING patients in groups I, II, III and IV.
* Include all synonyms that are used in your database for the different diagnoses- e.g. ischemic heart disease= coronary artery disease= coronary heart disease = angina pectoris=myocardial infarction, etc...).
This query will result in a list of all patients in the clinic who have one or more cardiovascular risk factor/s.
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3. Go over each of these patient’s files, initiate the monitoring process, and draw operative conclusions. (See Monitoring Protocol).
4. Schedule the next monitoring cycle. (See Monitoring Intervals).
5. Have the patient assume an active role. See Patient Role. |