Nephrologist
If your patient has an exacerbation ofa preexisting condition, acute onset of a new diagnosis or new medication, home health services could be covered 100% by Medicare if the patient meets the eligibility requirements.
Diagnosis Supported
- Bladder Cancer
- Cystectomy
- Dysuria
- Glomerulonphritis (Bright's disease)
- Hematuria
- Hypertension
- Infection Treatment
- Kidney Infection/Disease
- Nephrostomy
- Prostate Disease
- Prolapse
- Post-operative care
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal Failure
- Skin disorders
- TURP
- Urinary Diversions
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention
- UTI, acute or recurrent
Services May Include
- Assesment of patient needs and condition
- BladderTraining
- Catheter care
- Care of Foley catheter
- Suprapubic catheter changes and management
- Observing contents and amounts
- Observation of hydration
- Teaching catheter care, including irrigation
- Straight Catheterization for residual urine
- Dressing changes of skin (aseptic)
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- Removing suture, care of drain, packing etc. (with specific orders)
- Assessment of surgical incision
- Teaching aseptic procedure
- Observation of hydration
- Teaching catheter care, including irrigation
- Monitoring for signs and symptoms of infection
- Enteral/ parenteral therapies
- IV therapy
- IV medication*
- Care of implanted ports
- IV hydration
- Instruction on disease management
- Lab work**
- Medication instruction
- Adverse reactions
- Medication compliance
- Nutrition Management
- Ostomy/ Urostomy care and management
- Care of new stoma, dressing, observation of discharge, care of skin
- Teaching ostomy care, irrigation
- Diet for ostomy patient
- Skin and wound assessment
- Assesment of difficult wounds and slow healing wounds
- Pain management
- Skin care
- Wound care