疹简单病毒感染:紧急护理临床医生的检测概述
Brittney Tice1, Joseph Something2, Benjamin Zimmerman3
1Legacy GoHealth Urgent Care, Portland, Oregon.
概括
由于感染污名,急诊疹病毒 (HSV) 检测决定对患者的心理健康产生重大影响. 临床医生必须在订购之前了解HSV测试的实用性和影响,因为结果具有终身后果.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病
- 临床诊断
- 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 简单性疹病毒 (HSV) 感染很普遍,
- 患者经常要求在急诊机构进行HSV检测,其临床症状不明.
- 测试决定会对患者和伴侣的心理健康产生深远影响.
研究的目的:
- 强调急诊医生需要了解简单疹病毒 (HSV) 检测的有用性.
- 突出 HSV 检测结果对患者心理健康的影响.
- 倡导基于临床指示和咨询进行明智的HSV检测.
主要方法:
- 对目前的临床指导方针和HSV检测文献的审查.
- 对HSV诊断和测试的心理影响的分析.
- 在紧急护理背景下讨论测试特征及其解释.
主要成果:
- 由于感染率和污名化,紧急护理中的HSV检测决定是复杂的.
- 对HSV-1和HSV-2的血清检测可能会产生终身的心理后果.
- 在订购HSV测试之前,了解测试实用性和患者咨询至关重要.
结论:
- 紧急护理临床医生需要全面了解HSV检测.
- 测试应保留在临床上适用的情况和适当的患者咨询.
- 有关HSV检测的知情决策对于患者的福祉至关重要.
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