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A Comprehensive Guide to Surgical Clerking

Mind The Bleep

Unless you’re documenting something hilarious, please keep it brief and to the point. History of Presenting Complaint In this section use SOCRATES to document the pain. Drugs/Allergies When documenting drugs – try to get the dose and frequency (this can be found on Summary Care Records from the GP if you have access).

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A Comprehensive Guide to Surgical Clerking

Mind The Bleep

Unless you’re documenting something hilarious, please keep it brief and to the point. History of Presenting Complaint In this section use SOCRATES to document the pain. Drugs/Allergies When documenting drugs – try to get the dose and frequency (this can be found on Summary Care Records from the GP if you have access).

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A woman in her 20s with syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A bedside cardiac ultrasound was performed with a parasternal long axis view demonstrated below: There is a large pericardial effusion with collapse of the right ventricle during systole. This patient was reported to have distant heart sounds but was not hypotensive and did not have JVD according to documentation.

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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

EB Medicine

Sepsis is coming in at a higher readmission rate and cost per admission than acute MI, CHF, COPD, and PNA. In addition, they also note that our good friend, the point of care ultrasound, likely plays a role, as in one study, POCUS demonstrated a 25% improvement in sensitivity from clinical impression alone. Nachi : Very important.

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