2006 CHAM User Orientation

2006 CHAMUser Orientation

2006 CHAM User Orientation

• Welcome and Introductions

• Introduce yourselves to the books

• Philosophy of the CHAM revision project

• Major changes from previous edition

• Introduction to the 2006 CHAM

• Medicine practice

• More scenarios

Philosophy CHAM revision project

• Make a book that is user-friendly for the CHA/P

• Also usable by physicians, trainers, supervisors

• Compatible with Basic Training Curriculum


• Additional information in CHAM, not included in the current Curriculum, such as:– End of Life Comfort Care– HIV patient care– Intraosseous infusion– Female cancer screening


• Up-to-date standards of care• Looked at national, state, and Native health

service guidelines• Cautious approach to practice

– BP cutoff is 105 for Nitro– Orthostatic VS conservative

• Extensive review by:– Rural Tribal Health Organization doctors who work

with CHA/Ps– Medical specialists


• How to Use this Book and CHAP Overview chapters contain valuable information

• Explain many of the things that are new

• Helpful for all users of the book

• Homework assignment handout in your folder

Major Changes in CHAM

• Problem or chief complaint based, rather than assessment based, except chronic care.

• Approach to Sick Child younger than 8 years.

• Recheck section.• Emergency chapter and how it is used.• Inside Front Cover—content and clarity.

Color for Navigation

• Blue text– Assessment names– Section titles and breaks

• Patient Ed boxes: Blue

• Procedure boxes: Gray

• Information for CHA/P boxes: White

Telehealth

• Reminder to CHA/P to use telehealth– If available– You think it will help doctor

• Used in appropriate problem exam sections– Skin– Ear– Musculoskeletal– Etc.

Overview of 2006 CHAM• Emergency Field Handbook• CHAM Patient Care Visit book• CHAM Medicine Handbook

– Combined VMR and 1998 CHAM Medicine Chart

– No more VMR

• CHAM Reference and Procedure book• Laminated sheet with exams• CD ROM

CD ROM

• Contains all 4 volumes in PDF format

• Can print any page

• Click-on patient ed information that will print for CHA/P to give to patient.– Problem patient ed – Medicine patient ed

CD ROM

• Read the instructions carefully

• Can navigate to anyplace in the 4 volumes by entering the desired page number

• Does NOT contain any audio or video clips in this version

How to Use the CD

• Insert the disk.

• Menu will pop up.

• Install Adobe Reader as needed. – Do not need internet connection to do this– Takes 5 to 10 minutes to install– Will not work for Windows ’98. Call your IT

department.

How to Use the CD• Click on Instructions and read them carefully.• Click on CHAM 4 volume set.

– Inside front cover comes up first.– May take a few minutes, depending on your

computer.

• To change pages:– Click on page number at bottom of screen– Enter a new page number, example: p. 290– Press enter– P. 290 will appear

How to Use the CD• To go to other books:

– Reference: type in R-40. Must have R and dash

– Medicine handbook: type in M-114.– Emergency handbook: type in E-36

• Now install the disk and try these steps

Use the Emergency Field Handbook

Scenario 1

• You are health aides in a village 250 miles from the nearest hospital.

• You get a call in the middle of the night about a 4-wheeler accident with someone hurt bad. It is summer, not raining.

• You arrive at the scene with your emergency kit and Emergency Field Handbook.

Scenario 1

• Where do you start?• Start on p. E-1. • Scene is safe. 4-wheeler rolled over on

its side several feet away from patient. One patient wearing a helmet, moaning but not moving much. Witness says he had been drinking and the 4-wheeler rolled over him.

• What kind of problem: Trauma? Medical? Young child?

• Trauma patient. Go to p. E-5.• GA: Moaning, says stomach hurts.• Stabilize neck?• Airway and breathing: Open, breathing a little

fast. – If open chest wound, would bump out here

to p. E-25. Not for this patient.– Start Oxygen.

• Circulation: pulse fast, weak. • No major bleeding. • Skin: normal color, cool, dry.

Scenario 1

• Remove helmet: no • Rapid trauma exam: Abdomen, tender

RUQ. • Weather: OK.• VS: P 120, R 20, BP 98/85. • SAMPLE history: Not cooperative to

answer questions. • Treat for shock?

– Experienced CHA/P might.– New CHA/P might or might not.

Scenario 1

• Serious injuries: May start at

– Shock p. E-11.

• E-12 sends you back to E-9, then p. E-35 Assessment chart.

– Abdominal Injury p. E-35.

• Assessment Chart

• What is Assessment?

• Other Severe Abdominal Injury.

• Go to p. E-41.

Scenario 1

• Then go to CHAM, p. 57.

• CHAM p. 66.

• Back to p. E-122 for care during medevac.

– The only time CHA/P is sent back to Emergency Handbook.

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

• Phone call: Says cannot wake up grandmother. Go to home with emergency kit and Handbook.

• Where to start?• Start on p. E-1.• Scene is safe.• 60 year old woman lying in bed. • What kind of problem: Trauma?

Medical? Young child?

Scenario 2

• Medical. Go to p. E-60.

• GA: Patient looks sick. Responds only to pain by moaning and moving a little.

• Airway open, breathing slow and deep.

– Start Oxygen.

• Not exposed to cold.

• Pulse slow, strong.

• Skin: Pink, warm, dry.

Scenario 2

• SAMPLE history: woke up during the night with a headache, but went back to sleep. Unable to wake her up this morning. No allergies or meds. High blood pressure for 2 years, didn’t want to take the medicine.

• Is this Severe Allergic Reaction?

• Is this a Seizure?

• What next?

Scenario 2

• Do blood sugar.

• Blood sugar is 92.

• Do vital signs.

• T: 97.4; P 60; R 12; BP 160/90; SpO2 92

• Vital signs OK

• Is this Poisoning, Chest Pain, Severe Shortness of Breath, Stroke, Mental Health Emergency?

Scenario 2

• What next?

• Rapid exam: Pupils, right larger than left, slow to respond to light.

• Transport to clinic.

• Report.

• Go to CHAM p. 74, Additional History

• Negative except for headache and hypertension.

Scenario 2

• Additional Exam: neck a little stiff when flexed. Reflexes: can’t tell if they are equal.

• Hgb: 12.2; No urine

• What is your Assessment?

• Other Cause Decreased Level of Consciousness.

• Plan p. 102, Emergency 38, Other Medical Emergency

Scenario 3

• A mom calls, saying her 2 month old baby is very sick. Please come to the house.

• You go with emergency kit and EFH.• Where do you start?• Start on p. E-1.• Scene is safe.• Won’t eat, very sleepy.• What kind of problem: Trauma?

Medical? Young child?

Scenario 3

• Go to p. E-55.

• GA: pale, limp, sweaty, not moving.

• LOC: difficult to wake up.

• Airway open, breathing fast, shallow, grunting.– Start Oxygen.– If wheezing, could give Albuterol.

• No cold exposure.

Scenario 3

• Pulse 180, hard to feel.

• No bleeding.

• Skin feels cold, cap refill 4 seconds.

• SAMPLE History

• Getting sick over 2 days, won’t breastfeed or take a bottle now, was fussy and irritable, now just hard to wake up. Maybe had a fever, but now feels cold. No other symptoms.

Scenario 3

• Vital signs• T 96.6; P 180; R 60, irregular; SpO2 88• Is this Severe Allergic Reaction?• Is this Seizure?• What next?• Check blood sugar• Blood sugar 68• Examine quickly• Eyes sunken, mouth dry• Chest clear. Abdomen soft.

Arms/legs: floppy, limp

Scenario 3

• Is this Poisoning?

• Is this child very sick?

• Yes– Very sleepy, will not drink– Looks very sick, pale– Vital signs: T 96.6; P 180; SpO2 88– Eyes sunken, mouth dry– Floppy, limp– Skin cold; cap refill 4 seconds

Scenario 3

• Transport to clinic

• What next?

• Very sick child. Go to CHAM p. 149

• Follow Plan 1 while trying to contact doctor

Look through Emergency Handbook

• New volume. For use by health aide who has completed Session I and ETT.

• Designed to be used outside the village clinic. All plans send CHA/P to CHAM for continued care in clinic.

• Layout and content are similar to emergency chapter in CHAM.

• Tabs for major sections.

Emergency Handbook

• Information for giving emergency medicines is in this book.– p. E-74, 75

• Section for Emergency Childbirth.

• Skills summary.

• Plan “Care of Patient During Medevac”, p. E-122; written plan to follow during transport.

CHAM Patient Care Book

• Look at Dedication• Look at Table of Contents, p. 10 and 11• Chapters organization

– Emergency– Emergency Childbirth– Child– Elders– Head; Chest; Abdomen; Musculoskeletal,

Skin/Soft Tissue – Urinary, Male, Female, Pregnancy– Nervous; Endocrine; Immune – Mental Health; Alcohol/Drug; Other Topics.


• Always try to go forward in the book, not backwards. Less skipping here andthere. Plans may be repetitive to avoid going to another section.


• Children: In order to identify early and as often as possible the very sick child, CHAM is designed to catch the very sick child at a number of places in the patient visit.

CHAM Patient Care Book• Look at Digestive Chapter, p. 359• Do Not begin here, Begin Here• Problem sections in order

– Injury, Acute, Chronic

• History: Most Other History is gone, was incorporated into HPI.– If not already done

• Standard questions for child younger than 3 years.

• Exam: Sick Child box if problem may involve a child. To eliminate the need for multiple chapter histories and exam.– If not already done


• Assessments: – Some chapters have 2 assessment charts. Look at

Assessment step for instructions.• Female, p.• Musculoskeletal, p. • Skin/Soft Tissue, p.

– Possible vs definite. Medicaid issues.

• Assessment charts or lists of assessments for that problem. – Example: Breast problems Assessment,

p. 512. A list rather than a chart

• May or may not definition


• Assessment charts and lists try to cover the most common findings for the problems.– Definitive assessments are those that a

health aide can make using the CHAM and lab tests available in the village.

– There is extensive use of the word “possible”

• In order of most common or most urgent


• Plans – Plan names: Eye, Eyelid; Child, Teen;

Mouth, Jaw, Teeth

• Definitions after plan name• Generally follow a standard format.

– May have immediate or emergency care. Any change in order of steps was deliberate.

• New sections: While or If waiting to transport


• Standing Orders: Many changes. Old ones gone, new ones possible. All marked; p. 624

• Employer may issue other standing orders, but are responsible for testing, etc.

• Medicines NOT part of standing order: p. 304

• Special Topics and Procedure Summaries mostly gone.– Most procedures are in Reference/Procedure

book.

Inside Front Cover

• There are 7 different places to go from Inside Front Cover.

Scenario 4: Emergency• Adult male walks into clinic. Looks pale, says

he feels very sick and needs to lie down.• As you start to get him onto exam table, he

faints.• Where to start in CHAM?• Inside Front Cover: Emergency, go to p. 40.• Scene Size-up

– No apparent injury. He said he felt sick.

• What kind of problem: Trauma? Medical?

Scenario 4: Emergency

• Medical Emergency Adult: go to p. 72.

• Looks like emergency field handbook

• Differences from handbook– References to cold weather care– Transport to clinic– Plans are expanded to include medicines

and more detailed care in clinic while waiting to talk to doctor.


• Patient wakes up enough to tell you he has had chest pain and felt faint for about 2 hours.

• Follow steps to Chest Pain listing on p. 73.• Go to p. 90.• Emergency care, if not already done.• Get history, exam. • You decide Assessment is Chest Pain,

Possible Heart Attack.• Go to p. 95, Plan Emergency 33 while trying

to contact doctor.


• What medicine should you give?• ASA and Nitroglycerin• Morphine, ONLY after talking to doctor• What additional care?• Start an IV• While waiting to transport

– Recheck vital signs– Continue this plan– Go to p. 102, Emergency 38, Care of

Patient While Waiting for Medevac

Scenario 5: Sick Child Younger than 8 Years

• 2 year old comes in fussy, fever, pulling at left ear, runny nose, cough.

• Inside front cover to p. 1.– Box Young Child Who May be Very Sick

• Child has none of those findings.

• Back to Inside Front Cover Begin History

Scenario 5: Sick Child Younger than 8 Years

• Mom brings 2 month old into clinic, says baby is sick

• Inside front cover to p. 1, Sick Child Box

• Baby looks very sick, pale, sweating, breathing very fast and grunting

• Go to p. 68

• Very similar to Emergency Field Handbook

Scenario 6: Recheck Visit

• 3 1/2 year old brought to clinic by mom 3 days after being treated for Strep throat. Mom wants to be sure he is better.

• Where do you start?• Recheck visit, inside back cover.• Child is better, eating some. Playing. Still

taking Amoxicillin• Where do you go now? • Index: Strep throat or look at old PEF• p. 300, Strep throat Plan, recheck section.

Scenario 6: Recheck Visit

• Taking fluids well.• Exam: GA: looks well. Running around

clinic room.• T 98° rectally• Throat: A little red, swollen tonsils. No

white patches or bad breath.• Is patient better?• When should this patient be reported?• Only if not getting better.

Scenario 7: Follow-up After Hospital or Regional Clinic Visit

• Patient just came home from hospital after an operation.

• Where do you start?• Inside Front Cover sends you to p. 737• Information you need for this visit:

– Try to get this information before you see the patient

– Otherwise do history and exam, then contact doctor to complete visit


• Patient had gall bladder surgery one week ago

• History

• What do you examine?

• GA, VS, Wt, Abdomen

• Telehealth?

• Lab?


• Assessment

• Follow-up after Gall Bladder Surgery (date)

• Plan: how much can you do?

• Report

• Tell patient to come back to clinic after you talk to doctor

Scenario 8: Chronic Care Visit

• Patient needs refill of blood pressure medicine.

• Where do you start?

• Inside Front Cover sends you to Inside back cover

• Find High Blood Pressure

• p. 348


• Do not begin here, Begin here• Information you need for this visit• Things to remember• History• Exam• Assessment• Plan

– Look at each patient ed info

• Next visit: depends on regional pharmacy guidelines


• Patient has chronic toe fungus and needs med refill

• Where to start?• Inside front cover to Inside back cover• Problem not listed, so use General

Chronic Care, p. 734• For use with chronic problems not in the

CHAM– Colostomy, boils, amputee stump check,

etc

Scenario 9: Preventive Care Visit

• 2 year old needs a well child check-up

• Where to start?

• Inside front cover to Inside back cover

• Find Well Child Care in the list

• Go to p. 156


• Patient wants to lose weight

• Where to start?

• This is preventive care


• Go to p. R-29


• Define Preventive Care

• Some of these things may seems like acute care visit– Wanting to get pregnant– Prenatal care

• Review the list on inside back cover

Scenario 10: New Problem

• 2 year old comes in fussy, fever, pulling at left ear, runny nose, cough.

• Inside front cover to p. 1.– Box Young Child Who May be Very Sick

• Child has none of those findings. • Back to Inside Front Cover Begin History• Problem started 2 days ago, seems to be

getting worse• Mom gave him Tylenol last night


• Had an ear infection 6 months ago, treated with antibiotics

• Past health history/Other history

• No chronic illness

• No meds/No allergies

• Dad smokes at home

• Alcohol/Drugs N/A

• Never had a TB test


• Female questions: N/A

• High Risk?

• Look at p. 1, High Risk Health Conditions box

• Patient with any of these problems MUST always be reported, even if CHA/P has a current standing order for an assessment

Scenario 10: New ProblemHigh Risk Health Conditions

• These conditions may be affected by something the CHA/P does to patient or fetus– Medicines not used correctly by a sick liver– Medicines not eliminated properly by sick

kidney– Medicine may affect the fetus

• Immune system does not work well in many of these conditions


• Child does not have any high risk health condition

• Go to Index• Ear

– problems, 235– Plan for …….. Only to be used for Recheck Visit

• Go to p. 235 Ear Problem• Do history: Look at #5, child questions.

– These questions are in every problem section that applies to a young child.


• Notice that respiratory questions are included so CHA/P does not have to also use Respiratory Illness section for mixed problems

• If you decided he had a respiratory problem, there are ear questions in that section


• Exam: Child does not look sick, temp is 102.• What exam should you do? • Continue with exam on p. 236

– Weight is 30 pounds

• Assessment chart: assessment is Acute Otitis Media

• Plan: p. 240, Ear 3• You have a current standing order for this

assessment


• Review Report statements

• Child has none of these problems

• What medicine do you give?

• Amoxicillin

• p. M-90. Turn to this page


• All medicines have this information

• Name, strength, common brand names

• Brief description and uses

• Warnings:– Always read box carefully before you give

the medicine

• Dosing for CHAM plans: Find your patient’s assessment


• What dose of Amoxicillin do you give?

• 12 ml (600 mg) by mouth

• How often?

• 2 times a day

• For how long?

• 10 days


• Information on p. M-91 is for the CHA/P– Serious side effects– Minor side effects– Storage and Preparation

• Patient education is found on the next page• Xerox or print this page for patient.• Explain pertinent information to patient.

– Child has an infection now. Do not explain “to prevent an infection” or “if a woman” info to parent.

• Fill in any blanks


• Medicine for pain/fever?

• Acetaminophen

• p. M-243

• Find plan name and number

• Dose

• How often

• How much in one day


• Go back to CHAM p. 240, Recheck

• When does this patient need a Recheck?

• In 3 days if fever over 101°

• One month after finishing antibiotic

• Where would you start Recheck Visit?



• 9 month old with vomiting and diarrhea for 12 hours

• Where to start?• Inside front cover• Child younger than 8 years, p. 1• Does not have any of these things• Back to Inside front cover questions• Index• Vomiting, p. 369 or Diarrhea, p. 369

Scenario 11: New Problem• Do not begin here, Begin here• History, is you do not already know• Child younger than 3 questions• Exam• Child looks sick, T 101.6° rectal• What exam should you do?• Sick Child Screening Exam

– Laminated sheet– p. 147


• Where to next?

• p. 371, Lab tests– From instructions in child box

• Assessment

• Amount of Dehydration– Chart p. 372

• Assessment for Vomiting/Diarrhea– Chart p. 373


• Assessment is Gastroenteritis with mild dehydration

• Plan Digestive 6, p. 375

• You have a current standing order for this problem

• Do you need to report?

• Yes

• When?


• Report NOW– Child looks sick

• Do you need to report if child did NOT look sick?

• Yes

• Why?

• Child is younger than 3 years

• Child has mild dehydration


• What should you do while waiting to report? (doctor is delivering a baby)

• Patient Ed– Diet for Child Younger Than 2– Preventing Spread of Communicable

Disease, p. 379

• What meds can you give?

• None: this med is NOT part of standing order


• Look at p. M-178, Promethazine

• Would the doctor ever order this medicine for this patient?

• No. – Warnings book says NOT to give to child

younger than 2 years


• Go back to p. 376.

• What next?

• Recheck: when?

• In one day, then every day until better


• If your assessment was Other Cause of Vomiting and Diarrhea, go to Digestive 9, p. 378

• Look at Report statement

• Look at plan– Most assessment charts have an “Other

Cause” assessment.– Plan for these is similar to plan on p. 378

Summary of Changes

• Look at handout, CHAM, table of contents at beginning of each chapter

• Emergency Chapter

• Emergency Childbirth

• Child/Teen

Summary of Changes: Child Scenario

• Mom brings in 1 year old who has fever and is fussy.

• Where to start?

• Inside front cover to p.1

• Child has none of these

• Back to Inside front cover

• Problem is fever

• Index

Summary of Changes: Child Scenario

• Fever– Child younger than 8 years, p. 145

• Fussy: index, p. 145

• Just sick, no specific problem– Inside front cover right hand column, sends

to p. 145

• Go to p. 145, Young child who may be sick– Review at all pages in this section

Summary of Changes

• Look at rest of Child/Teen chapter• Elders, p. 189

– Look at table of contents– Flip through chapter– History and plan are arranged by body system– All should have a screening elder exam

• Eye• Ear• Mouth/Teeth

Summary of Changes

• Respiratory

• Circulatory

• Digestive

• Musculoskeletal– History, p. 397– Exams, p. 400

Summary of Changes

• Skin/Soft Tissue– One chapter– Wounds

• Infection: Cellulitis, p. 454• Look at medicines for type of injury and

resistant bacteria (MRSA)

Burns, p. 467• Starts the same way as Emergency chapter

and Emergency Field Handbook

Summary of Changes

• Urinary

• Male Reproductive

• Female Reproductive

• Pregnancy– Look at table of contents, p. 563

Scenario 12: Pregnancy chapter

• 30 year old pregnant woman here for 32 weeks check-up. First pregnancy.

• Where to start?

• Inside front cover to inside back cover, Preventive Care

• Return Prenatal Visit, p. 574

• Look at Things to Remember and Information for CHA/P charts


• What next?

• Weight: 158, up 5 ½ pounds. Urine dip ok. BP 144/92.

• Calculate birth/due date

• History

• Feels well, but a little tired. Was diagnosed with high blood sugar 4 weeks ago, seen at hospital and sent home with diet and exercise.


• No signs of problem in pregnancy (danger signs). No contractions. Blood sugars at home 100-200. No signs of preeclampsia. Never had high blood pressure, but problem runs in the family.

• Exam

• 34 cm, head down, FHTs 140. Ankles a little swollen. Hands ok. Reflexes ok.


• Assessments• For BP, go to p. 592. • High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy section

can be used as part of prenatal visit, or by itself for BP check-up in a pregnant woman

• Skip the things you have already done• Assessment chart, p. 591• Gestational Hypertension• Plan: Pregnancy 5, p. 580

– Return Prenatal Visit

Scenario 12: Pregnancy chapter• You have a current standing order• Do you need to report this patient?• Always report.

– She has high blood pressure and diabetes

• What should you do while waiting to report?

• Special Care and Patient Ed• Look at Additional Care: does she need

any of this?


• Also do #6 on p. 581

• When to recheck?

• Every 2 weeks, plus any extra visits for high blood pressure or diabetes


• 14 weeks pregnant, had normal prenatal check-up 2 weeks ago

• Today comes to clinic with spotting bright red blood from vagina. No cramping

• Is this a preventive care visit?

• No

• Where to begin?


• Inside front cover• Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy• Index• Vaginal bleeding• p. 600

– Notice plans listed in index: for recheck only

• If CHA/P comes here directly, only questions missed will be Past Health Hx, which she/he should already have.

• Briefly look through this section


• Same patient came to clinic for routine prenatal check-up, and had started spotting that morning

• p. 577 would bump her out to p. 600

• Plan Pregnancy 12, p. 601

Pregnancy chapter• All of the Prenatal Problems sections

are designed to be stand-alone, or used with the Return Prenatal Visit– CHA/P would look for “if not already done”

statement in history and exam

• Major change in Preeclampsia assessment– High BP is defined as 140/90 or higher

• Prenatal Glucose Tolerance Test patient visit

Summary of Changes

• Nervous– 4 seizure sections– Emergency: Having a Seizure Now– Seizure: nervous system problem section– Seizure Disorder, Chronic Care– Pregnancy: Seizure in a Pregnant Woman

• Endocrine– Look at table of contents, p. 653– Steroid-dependent patient: Includes

adrenogenital syndrome

Summary of Changes

• Immune System: new chapter• 30 year old man comes to clinic feeling

“bum.” • Where do you start?• Inside Front Cover• Started a few days ago feeling sick,

tired, weak, hot and cold. Getting worse.• No allergies, no meds, smokes 5 sticks

a day, no alcohol.

Scenario: Immune System

• What next?

• Index

• Look up fever

• Look up feeling

• Look up tired

• Look up fatigue

• All take you to p. 673

• Do not begin here, begin here


• This history and exam may help you find a specific problem

• You know him pretty well, and he finally tells you he used IV drugs the last 2 trips he made to town

• His temp is 103.8° and he has swollen lymph nodes everywhere

• Assessment?

• Fever and swollen lymph nodes


• When to report?

• Could report now if you think patient looks sick

• Does he have high risk behavior for HIV?– p. 682

• Notice there is patient ed box for fever

Immune System

• Look at table of contents, p. 673

• Patient getting cancer treatment– Section for any patient who has had

treatment for cancer in the last 3 month– Look at High Risk Health Conditions, p.l,

Cancer

Summary of Changes: Immune Chapter

• HIV or AIDS– General Information– Testing

• Advanced HIV or AIDS patient visit

Summary of Changes

• Mental Health table of contents, p. 693

• Alcohol/Drug table of contents, p. 717– Look at Assessment chart, p. 720 to 723– Inhalant abuse assessment and plan– Chronic Alcohol/Drug Abuse section is

primarily used when patient wants to get treatment for addiction

• Designed to provide information for detox center to determine admission

Summary of Changes

• Other Topics– Table of contents, p. 733– Summaries

• Alcohol and Drug Use and Injury Prevention• Referred to frequently from problem-specific sections• More detailed information can be found in Alcohol

chapter and Wellness

– Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect • Summary: more detail found in age-specific or problem-

specific chapters

• Internet Resources– Here and at the end of many chapters

CHAM Medicine Handbook• Inside front cover• Look at Table of Contents, p. M-3• Contains only meds listed in CHAM and

stocked in village clinics• How to use chapter• Medicine skills

– Injections chart, p. M-24– Controlled medicines, p. M-14– Medicine errors, p. M-16

CHAM Medicine Handbook• Immunizations• Look at charts• What are side effects of DTaP?• p. M-50• What is the minimum age you can give IPV?• p. M-54• What vaccines should a 6 month old get?• p. M-55• What is the dose of Hepatitis B vaccine for an

adult?• p. M-57

CHAM Medicine Handbook• Where can you find information about

vaccination catch-up?• p. M-58, 59 • What is the dose of flu vaccine for a

12 month old?• p. M-59• What vaccines are required for a child

entering school in Alaska?• p. M-60• Refrigerator logs

CHAM Medicine Handbook

• Medicines in CHAM, p. M-65

• P. M-67, table of contents for chapter

• P. M-153, table of contents for chapter

• P. M-431, Index– Contains only contents of Medicine

Handbook

CHAM Medicine Changes

• Dextrose 50% M-71

• Epinephrine M-73 IM vs SQ

• Naloxone M-82—2 strengths

• Cefpodoxime M-103 – Notice differences in plans

• Ceftriaxone M-106—3 dose schedules

• Meds for status seizures: M-225-232

• Ibuprofen M-259

CHAM Reference and Procedures Book

• Table of Contents

• Wellness

• Find information about stress management

• P. R-55

• Find information about Stopping Tobacco

• P. R-50


• Lab Tests• Table of contents, p. R-59• Some are not in basic training

– Included because some corporations what their CHA/Ps to do them

• PAP smear

• Find information about doing a urine dipstick

• P. R-81. Review these pages• All tests are explained the same way


• Procedures and Equipment– Table of contents, p. R-97– Moved most of procedures out of main

CHAM– Only ones left in main CHAM are

procedures CHA/P may need to review with doctor before doing

• Opening an abscess• Packing a dry socket


• Anatomy and Function– Use these simple drawing for patient ed

• History and Exam– Very complete history– Info about recording and reporting– Screening exams for adult, child age 6-11– Complete exam for each body system

• Medical Words and Abbreviations– Good reference section


• Clinic Management, p. R-273– General information– Your region may have more specific

guidelines– Needle-stick procedure

• Forms, p. R-291

• End of Life Comfort Care– For patient who comes home to die– Not usually scope of practice for CHA/P

Scenario 14: End of Life Comfort Care

• 70 year old woman has terminal lung cancer. Has come home to die.

• Death expected within 2 months.

• Family asks for a home visit to help make patient comfortable, as she is too ill to get to clinic easily.

• Where do you start?

Scenario 14: Comfort Care

• Inside front cover• P. R-307, Comfort care chapter• Introduction and information for this visit• History

– Do not need to ask all questions

• Exam– Only do starred items if death is near

• Assessment chart with various problems for terminally ill patients

Scenario 14: Comfort Care

• Plans– Everyone gets Comfort Care 1, p. R-311– Use other plans as needed– Plan Comfort Care 11, p. R-318 is for the

family or other caregiver• Their health is very important to maintain


• Death and Grief– Table of contents, p. R-319

• Index– Same as CHAM patient care visit book

Medicine Practice• Fix problem on p. M-330

– Under If for Scabies, should say Do NOT take a shower before using this medicine.

• Fix problem on p. 96 in CHAM– Morphine: 0.8 mg should be 8 mg

• Give 8 mg (0.8 ml)

• Doses in charts were calculated and rounded off to make measuring easier

Medicine Practice• CHAM p. 354, To prevent infection of

heart lining or valves– What medicine?– Patient is allergic to Amoxicillin– What medicine– Clindamycin. Look up dose on p. M-114

• CHAM p.463, Tetanus shot– What is a “dirty wound”?– Look on p. M-428

Medicine Practice• CHAM p. 514, Breast 4, Breast Infection

• Doctor orders the IM medicine

• Which one is it?– Meds in CHAM that are not by mouth will

list the route.• IM shot• Skin ointment, on skin• Rectally• Vaginally

Medicine Practice• Cefazolin

– Look up dose, p. M-99– Doctor may also order this medicine for other

infections

• CHAM p. 462, Wounds 1– Wound in a pregnant woman who was cutting up a

seal

• What medicine to prevent infection?• Erythromycin. Look up dose on p. M-122

Medicine Practice

• CHAM p. 580, Pregnancy 5, Return Prenatal Visit– Patient has a hemoglobin of 10

• What medicine does she need?

• Ferrous Sulfate. Look up dose on p. M-354– Notice the separate dose chart for Anemia

from Not Enough Iron in Diet.

Scenario 15

• 2 year old brought to clinic by mom with a bad cough

• Inside front cover• Sick for 2 days, got worse last night.

Felt a little hot. Never had before.• No allergies, no meds, no smokers in

house.• No high risk health condition.• Index: cough

Scenario 15

• p. 290, Respiratory Illness

• History

• Cough worse during night and naps. Sounds like a seal.

• No appetite but takes fluids well. Normal wet diapers. Normal BM. Tired, cranky.

Scenario 15

• Exam– GA: does not look very sick.– T 100.8° rectally; P 130; R 32; SpO2 95%– Has barky cough, sounds a little wet.

Sounds hoarse and has high-pitched sound (stridor) when crying.

– Chest clear, some retractions.

• Assessment?

Scenario 15

• Chart p. 292

• Croup

• Plan Respiratory 10, p. 302

• When should this patient be reported?

• Special Care Medicines Patient Education

• Recheck: When?

Scenario 16

• 60 year old complaining of “chest cold” and cough.

• Sick for 10 days, getting worse. Cough worse in the morning. Had bronchitis 2 times before in the last year.

• No allergies, no meds. Smokes 2 packs/day. No interested in stopping.

• No high risk health condition.

• Where to now?

Scenario 16

• p. 290, Respiratory Illness

• Coughing up a lot of yellow sputum. Worse in morning, and when he goes out into cold air. Feels a little more tired. Sweating some.

• Has not had a flu shot this year. Never had a pneumonia shot

Scenario 16

• Exam: GA: looks a little tired.

• T 99.8°; P 88; R 20; SpO2 97%

• Chest: Rhonchi all over, get better after coughing. Percussion sounds the same everywhere.

• Assessment?

• Bronchitis

• Plan: p. 304, Respiratory 11.

Scenario 16

• You have a current standing order for this problem

• Does this patient need to be reported?• Yes, if you think patient has an infection

– Coughing for 10 days, getting worse– Frequent episodes of bronchitis, he may

have chronic lung disease

• Patient Education Medicines: What Meds?

• Recheck: When?

Scenario 17

• 50 year old complaining of bad stomach pain.

• Pain started 8 hours ago, getting worse. 7 on scale of 10. Started in upper left, moved to middle, now hurts everywhere.

• No allergies, no meds. No tobacco or alcohol.

• No high risk health condition.

Scenario 17

• Index: Abdominal Pain stomach pain

• p. 362, Abdominal Pain

• Watching TV when pain started. Started as cramping, but getting worse and worse. Hasn’t eaten, feels nauseated. Hasn’t passed any gas, would feel better if she could. Last BM yesterday morning.

• Had hysterectomy 10 years ago.

Scenario 17

• Exam: GA: Looks sick, pale.

• T 98.8°; P 92; R 20

• Abdomen: no bowel sounds heard after 2 minutes. Tender everywhere, muscles feel tight. No rebound tenderness.

• Assessment?

• Acute Abdomen

• Plan: p. 366, Digestive 2

Scenario 17

• When should this patient be reported?

• Special Care

• Medicine: What Meds?

• Additional Care

• Recheck: When?

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