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A '''medicine consult''' is a consult to the internal medicine or hospital medicine service.
'''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><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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[[Category:Medical Terminology]]
