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Pre-Rounding Checklist
“Pre-rounding” is the medical education term for being prepared to discuss your hospitalized patients with your clinical supervisor (attending physician) on rounds. “Rounds” is the term for seeing, examining, and discussing next steps as a team for all the hospitalized patients on a particular service (or the responsibility of an attending physician). Rounds can take […]
CONSULT Mnemonic Card
Tap each letter to view the mnemonic. C O N S U L T Contact the consultant courteously. Caller’s name, training level, team, “I am requesting a CONSULT please….“ Orient. Patient name. Medical record number (MRN). Floor and bed. Code status. Narrow question. Ask a focused question regarding diagnosis (workup, procedures) and/or management (treatments, pre-op). […]
Checklist for Consulting Surgery
download this checklist For emergent consultations (i.e.: surgical emergencies that require immediate beside surgical intervention/presence), best to page the surgical consultant with the specific needs and the patient’s location (e.g., tension pneumothorax, surgical airway). Necessary for urgent and routine consultations Brief patient summary sentence: 74 y.o. man with acute cholecystitis, septic shock Clinical question: Should […]
Multisystem disease and advanced clinical reasoning resources
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