Difference between revisions of "Medicine Consult"

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A medicine consult is a consult to the internal medicine or hospital medicine service.

Does a Patient Need to Have Medical Problems in Order to Consult Medicine?

No.

What is the Main Function of a Medicine Consult?

To restart home medications.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Anything Else?

Cover the pager of a subspecialty service and write a H&P.^[4]

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+[[File:Internist Fielding Consult.jpg|400px|thumb|left]]
 A '''medicine consult''' is a consult to the internal medicine or hospital medicine service.
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 '''What is the Main Function of a Medicine Consult?'''
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-To restart home medications.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/orthopedist-admits-patient-with-hypertension-continues-metoprolol-hospitalists-across-the-country-ah-crap-were-finished/ Hospitalists Panic, Ortho Continues Home Medications Without Consultation]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/08/hctz/ Medicine Consult on the Fence About Restarting HCTZ]</ref>
+To restart home medications.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/orthopedist-admits-patient-with-hypertension-continues-metoprolol-hospitalists-across-the-country-ah-crap-were-finished/ Hospitalists Panic, Ortho Continues Home Medications Without Consultation]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/08/hctz/ Medicine Consult on the Fence About Restarting HCTZ]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/03/calling-consults/ Tips: How to Suck at Calling Consults]</ref>
+'''Anything Else?'''
+----
+Cover the [[Pager|pager]] of a subspecialty service and write a H&P.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/03/history-and-physical/ Medicine Consulted for History and Physical]</ref>
-'''Anything Else?''''
+'''References'''
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-Cover the [[Pager|pager]] of a subspecialty service instead of the subspecialty service.
+<references />
 [[Category:Medical Terminology]]