Difference between revisions of "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> |
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| + | 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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:13, 28 November 2016
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]
References
