Hi,
I am not sure if I am being fussy, but on the first care plan I have ever had in writing, there is a mistake on the FEV1/FVC ratio. The figures are: FEV1 - 0.77 and the FVC was 2.74.
I've calculated this ratio to be 28.1%. The nurse has written 34.7 (I wish it was).
Do you think I should tactfully tell them? The nurse was going on figures from another nurse, done in January 2020.
Yes anng I think it’s a good idea to point out the mistake. Take care. Xxx
My calculation matches yours. Yes, you should mention it.
Thank you. I am not going mad!
Yes , it’s important to your individual care plan ..Plus be more embarrassing at a later date to explain , if circumstances change
Yes. You should challenge it. I too did the sum. It is good for the medical practitioners to know that patients are on the ball.I am doing something similar at my GP practice. My GP has said I have COPD. I am challenging it.
K
Yes, I think you are right. There does appear to have been a lot of mishaps both with the GP and when I did some tests at the hospital, quite a few years ago now.Thanks for your help.
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did you ask what he based the diagnosis on ? my practice said I had COPD and practice nurse said that they used that for everything !
It was a bit complicated. Long story. I wanted to know how the Electronic Frailty Index had come to the conclusion that I was ‘moderately’ frail. When I looked at the 36 deficits that the EFI uses I wasn’t frail at all. So I wrote to the practice manager to ask her how this happened. She asked my allocated named GP to look at my record. And among other things that are wrong he came up with COPD. I wrote to him asking him to tell me who made this diagnosis, when and with what evidence. Waiting for a reply.Sorry, long answer.
I have just read the EFI list and I am probably realistically mild to moderately frail, but mentally I am definitely not frail. I have just been discharged by both the hospital respiratory clinic and the adult congenital heart disease clinic on the grounds that there is nothing else they can do for me, but I think I will still see the original cardiologist. Fortunately I have an excellent GP and respiratory nurse.
How do you feel about being discharged? It is quite a tricky one. I would feel definitely abandoned if my consultant were to discharge me. My GPS are not good. So I am taking all the treatment that my con suggests, even though it is doing nothing for me. But I will lie to him. Shhh... 🤫 Your case is sooo complex that I am surprised they are letting you go.
Do push to keep contact with your original cardiologist
Love and hugs
Kate xxx
I think there is just nothing they can do. However, my GP is very good and proactive. The new respiratory consultant I saw was so unpleasant that I have told my doctor I refuse to see him again, so I have asked that if he needs me to see a consultant again he can refer me to the Welsh consultant who has an excellent reputation. I only chose to go to Bristol for the congenital heart clinic. I am supposedly keeping my cardiologist at Southmead as opposed to the Heart Institute, and he is good and helpful. I hope we get something in writing soon so that I know exactly what is going on. That would be the most helpful thing, and also to talk to the GP.
I was told I had asthma for years, and it was bronchiectasis primarily, jury still out on asthma.
It needs correcting. Any mistake on a care plan destroys confidence in the whole plan. From my own experience if you make a mistake on one part it makes people question how valid the rest of it is. It is YOUR careplan . Personally I would ask the nurse to correct it.
Yes. It is important for others reading at any time that information is correctly recorded, prior to to retirement used to write these!
definitely tell them to check the figures. Human error caused me and other concerns due to mathematic equation
Yes, definitely tell them. At my last appointment the respiratory nurse commiserated with me for a poorer result. Then I spotted she had accidentally left my age for the test at 33. The result actually said my lung health was a year younger than I was!
Hi As a retired care worker l can not over emphermise the importance of having correct and up to date information on a care plan. Please point out the error as care givers rely on this information to provide you with the correct care.
Absolutely you must mention it! We are all human and we make mistakes. I would be relieved to be put right and know that you weren't going to come to any harm.
Yes your record should be accurate.
Can't make sense of recent lung function test.
FEV1/FVC Improvement!
Spirometry test results COPD?
FEV1 FEV1/fvc ratio?? 
