Clinical Education

Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AE-COPD)

Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a problematic diagnosis for acute care hospitals. This has been recognized since the 1990s when there was work done to define both the scope of the problem, as well as the nature of the illness and management strategies.

Read more about COPD and things to consider when selecting an inpatient program to treat this disease.

Heart Failure

More Medicare dollars are spent on heart failure than any other diagnosis. Approximately five million people in this country have diagnosed heart failure. Each year, an additional 550,000 are diagnosed. Eighty percent (80%) of all patients hospitalized with heart failure are greater than 65 years of age.

Read more about heart failure and the benefits of referral to the Select Specialty and Regency Inpatient Heart Failure Program.

Nursing Care of the Chronic Critically Ill Patient

Chronic Critical Illness (CCI) has moved from a nebulous clinical concept into a well-defined clinical syndrome. As patients transition from acute to chronic critical illness, their care needs change.

Learn more about how chronically critically ill patients can benefit from the high-intensity nursing care of a Long-Term Acute Care hospital.

Nutritional Care in Chronic Critical Illness Syndrome

Medical Care in patients with prolonged or chronic critical illness (CCI) focuses on supportive and preventative measures to ensure the best outcomes. Adequate nutrition is a central component in the care of CCI patients.

Part one of this two part provides an overview of nutritional status assessment.

Part two discusses provisional nutritional support.