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Medicare Extension Act

Paulette Campbell
RN-BC, BSN, MJ
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act requires that liability insurers must report information about liability claimants who are entitled to Medicare. These requirements include... [More]

GCS
The Glasgow Coma Scale

The Glasgow Coma Scale, first introduced in 1974, provides healthcare professionals an objective way of... [More]

Pediatric Trauma and Motor Vehicle Accidents
Trauma remains the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in the United States for the pediatric population. In fact, injury is the leading cause of death among children older than one year of age. Unintentional injury accounts for sixty-five percent of all injury deaths in children under the age of nineteen. Twenty thousand of those child trauma victims die from injury and fifty thousand acquire permanent disabilities (most are closed head injuries)... [More]

Medical Abbreviations: A Closer Look at The Glasgow Coma Scale
The Glasgow Coma Scale, first introduced in 1974, provides healthcare professionals an objective way of assessing the conscious states of a person. Most often this scale is used to measure the level of consciousness after a head injury. There are three areas of function that a patient is assessed in; Eye Response, Verbal Response, and Motor Response... [More]

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Formula Dilution
Innohep Use Restricted in Elderly Patients
Medical Abbreviations: UDF

The Importance of Medical Exhibits
Biophosphonates and Cancer Patients
Medical Abbreviations: ONJ

Sickle Cell Trait Syndrome and the Athlete
The Importance of a Medical Chronology for Medical Malpractice Cases
Medical Abbreviations: SHCN

Quality of Care and Your Client
Medical Abbreviations: SIS

Color Coded Patient Safety
Sarcoidosis
Medical Abbreviations: HAI CHAI

Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Varenicline (Chantix) and Possible Adverse Events
Medical Abbreviations: FAS

Emergency Care in the Pediatric Office
Providing Care for Immingrant Children
Medical Abbreviations: AED

Brain Cancer: Malignant Gliomas
Pressure Ulcers
Medical Abbreviations: FTT

Preventable Errors Hit Healthcare Providers’ Wallets
Medical Abbreviations: ASDH

Sickle Cell Disease in the Classroom
Delayed Treatment for Sicle Cell Patients
Placenta Accreta
Medical Abbreviations: SCD

Heparin Vial Recall
Compression Fractures
Medical Abbreviations: ROP

Saline vs. Heparin
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Infants of Diabetic Mothers
Medical Abbreviations: HbA1c

Errors in Intralipids
Fentanyl Transdermal Patch
Medical Abbreviations: IUGR

Medical Chart Review of the Apgar Score
Aqua Dots Recall
FDA Adds to Boxed Warning for Drug Avandia
Medical Abbreviations: RSV

Recall of Medtronic Inc. Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator Leads
Open Head Injuries
Medical Abbreviations: ICD

Fentora
Simplicity Crib Recall
Medical Abbreviations: BTP

Breastmilk and Codeine
Preventing a Patient Care Fumble: Areas for improvement in patient care hand-offs
Medical Abbreviations: CPD

Heart Murmurs
Prosaglandins: Preventing the Cardiac Clamp Down
Medical Abbreviations: ECHO

Lead Poisoning in Children
Heparin Overdoses
Anabolic Steroids: The High Price of Bulk

Take Your Medicine?
Medical Abbreviations: A Closer Look at GBS

Uterine Rupture
Methamphetamine: Crisis at Hand
Medical Abbreviations: A Closer Look at HIE

Malignant Mesothelioma
Diabetes and DUI's
Medical Abbreviations: A Closer Look at DKA

Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome Disorder
Medical Abbreviations: A Closer Look at DES
Buying Prescribed Drugs Online

Cold and Cough Medications
Medical Abbreviations: A Closer Look at MRSA
Lost In Translation

FDA issues Caution for Tamiflu
Medical Abbreviations: A Closer Look
Botulism before Beauty

Autism
Antidepressant Use in Children: Help or Hindrance
Asbestos – From Great Discovery to Harmful Effects
CVA: Cerebrovascular Accident

Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Closer Look
Medical Device Recalls 101
Insulin Infusion Pump Recall

Elder Abuse
Forensic Nursing
Guidelines for Drawstrings on Children

The Life You Save May Be Your Own
Patient Safety – A Priority in Illinois
Air it Out: Sick Building Syndrome

TheHeat is On
Gastric Bypass and Vision Loss
Drug Safety Alert - Zyprexa
Vioxx - Concerns Continue

Actor’s Family Files Wrongful Death Suit
Caution: Medical Abbreviations Can Be Harmful to Your Health
You Have Something In Your Eye
Clear the Air: The Dangers of Silica Dust

FDA issues caution for Ortha Evra

Paulette Campbell, MJI Founder Paulette Campbell founded Medical Jurisprudence, Inc. in 2004 with the mission of bridging the gap between medicine and law for those in need.

Paulette’s educational and professional records speak to her ability to provide her clients with an exceptional medical legal consulting experience that is unique and unmatched. She has reviewed hundreds of charts from across the country in search of adherence to and deviations from standards of care.

Her qualifications include:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Clarke College
Master of Jurisprudence Degree in Child and Family Advocacy from Loyola University Chicago, School of Law
Attended The Ohio State University Master of Science in Nursing program
Board Certified Registered Nurse – Case Management
Certified Legal Nursing Consultant – 2000
Member, National Alliance of Certified Legal Consultants
Over ten years of professional nursing experience

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