St. Louis, MO October 1, 2007-Lung Mass evaluation MedicalTemplate published
Oct 01, 2007 -- /prbuzz/ --MedicalTemplates has introduced a Lung Mass Evaluation medical note template to streamline clinical documentation for the evaluation of patients with one or more lung masses in both ambulatory and inpatient settings.
The discovery of a lung mass provokes great fear, because this discovery may be the first sign of lung cancer or other cancer. Because of the risk of cancer, a thorough and timely evaluation of a lung mass is imperative.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, ”More people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. This is true for both men and women. In 2003 (the most recent year for which statistics are currently available), lung cancer accounted for more deaths than breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer combined.”
In 2003 nearly 200,000 people were diagnosed with lung cancer. In that same year, 160,000 died from lung cancer. The treatment for lung cancer is not very effective, unless detected and treated in the earliest, often asymptomatic, stages.
Not all lung masses are due to cancer. Lung masses can develop as a result of infection, primarily tuberculous and fungal infections. Other disease processes associated with lung masses include rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, silicosis, and arteriovenous malformations.
Questions relating to smoking history, drug abuse, and alcohol abuse are standard in MedicalTemplates. These questions have increased importance in the evaluation of patients with lung masses. Patients who smoke are at 10-20 times more likely to develop lung cancer, and many other cancers (i.e., gastric, pancreatic, cervical, larynx, esophagus and colon cancer) are also related to smoking.
The Lung Mass Evaluation MedicalTemplate is a tool for all healthcare providers who evaluate and treat patients with lung masses. This MedicalTemplate is a means of quickly and conveniently documenting clinical information in an electronic format that can be saved for future reference. MedicalTemplates can reduce time spent on documentation, which allows healthcare providers to spend time compassionately addressing patient questions and concerns.
A sample of the Lung Mass Evaluation MedicalTemplate can be downloaded from http://www.e-medtools.com/SAMPLE_Lung_Mass_Eval.pdf
MedicalTemplates are created with Adobe PDF technology from Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE), and have editable text fields and working checkboxes. Information can be typed in or pasted from other applications to fill out the template. Completed MedicalTemplates can be saved to a computer, USB drive, CD, DVD, or other storage device at a fraction of the cost of an electronic medical record.
The Lung Mass Evaluation MedicalTemplate costs $150 for an individual license and is sold by RegNow, the software industry’s premier e-commerce provider. The Lung Mass Evaluation MedicalTemplate is available for immediate electronic delivery. RegNow accepts credit cards, checks, wire transfers, PayPal, and purchase orders.
More information regarding the Lung Mass Evaluation MedicalTemplate can be found at http://www.e-medtools.com/lungmass.html |
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MedicalTemplates has introduced a Lung Mass Evaluation medical note template to streamline clinical documentation for the evaluation of patients with potential lung cancer.
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