Pretty good advice. Your resident will help you to stay organized, too. Always ask yourself, "What could I be missing?" Were all the lab data ordered actually returned to the chart? If not, get them. Make sure all the i's are dotted and the t's crossed each day. Check the med boxes. Is the pt. actually getting what's prescribed. Be sure the pt. is getting his rest and not being awakened in the middle of the night to take some unnecessary med. or to have unnecessary V.S. measured. It's surprising how often this abuse occurs.
As the year went on I found myself ordering fewer labs. Once you realize you aren't going to actually use it for anything if you check. Good advice and thanks for the comments!
You are correct. Each laboratory test should be ordered for a very specific purpose. As you know, that is usually not the case now that huge panels can be obtained for the cost of a single bench test. Some good has come of that since most cases of hyperparathyroidism are so discovered, as are several other conditions. I must admit that, though I'm something of a purist certified by 3 boards and have taught for many years, there is a role for "screening tests". I hope that your medical career is progressing well.
Thank you so much for the wonderful video that's I am gonna start my intern year and I was wondering more about the pre round and rounds and throughout the days patient care . Please upload the video regarding little more details for pre-rounds and how to take notes or follow with during rounds and after rounds. Any tips and suggestion would be greatly appreciated
Great!!! One question, if you have many patients and one of them wants to talk and talk and talk, how do you approach that scenario? Because of your limited time you are not able to stay so much time
You can use non-verbal cues and verbal cues to do this. I find that alcohol wiping my hands and making a move towards the exit or towards the curtain to pull it back (so as to indicate that the consultation is over) helps. I also summarise the consultation in a few words - sentences and use words like "alright then, I'll keep you posted" helps letting the patients know that you're about to leave. 9/10 times it works and in the 1/10 that it doesn't then I let them finish their sentence and say "alright then, I'll keep you posted". Basically anything you can do to end the conversation short without using phrases that allow the conversation to continue. Some patients love talking about their recent projects at home, pets and children and you won't have time to sit down and have that conversation with them so non-verbal cues like moving towards the door, alco wiping hands, summarising what you've spoken about and telling them "that's nice. Alright then, I'll keep you posted" works alot of times. I hope that helps
Lol so late but in case anyone else sees this thread, patients also typically understand you have other people to see. I've found that saying, "hey I'm really sorry but I've gotta get going and see my other patients before xyz time. But Im happy to come back later in the day and answer those questions you just asked me!" (or whatever they're bringing up). Of course the tone in which you say this makes all the difference too!
Pretty good advice. Your resident will help you to stay organized, too. Always ask yourself, "What could I be missing?" Were all the lab data ordered actually returned to the chart? If not, get them. Make sure all the i's are dotted and the t's crossed each day. Check the med boxes. Is the pt. actually getting what's prescribed. Be sure the pt. is getting his rest and not being awakened in the middle of the night to take some unnecessary med. or to have unnecessary V.S. measured. It's surprising how often this abuse occurs.
As the year went on I found myself ordering fewer labs. Once you realize you aren't going to actually use it for anything if you check. Good advice and thanks for the comments!
You are correct. Each laboratory test should be ordered for a very specific purpose. As you know, that is usually not the case now that huge panels can be obtained for the cost of a single bench test. Some good has come of that since most cases of hyperparathyroidism are so discovered, as are several other conditions. I must admit that, though I'm something of a purist certified by 3 boards and have taught for many years, there is a role for "screening tests". I hope that your medical career is progressing well.
One of the reasons I went into anesthesia.
Lmao
And because you get a chair
You push a syringe full of fentanyl then go take a 2 hour nap. EASY
Thank you so much 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for the wonderful video that's I am gonna start my intern year and I was wondering more about the pre round and rounds and throughout the days patient care . Please upload the video regarding little more details for pre-rounds and how to take notes or follow with during rounds and after rounds. Any tips and suggestion would be greatly appreciated
Great video
Excellent video! Very helpful advice!
Great!!! One question, if you have many patients and one of them wants to talk and talk and talk, how do you approach that scenario? Because of your limited time you are not able to stay so much time
You can use non-verbal cues and verbal cues to do this. I find that alcohol wiping my hands and making a move towards the exit or towards the curtain to pull it back (so as to indicate that the consultation is over) helps. I also summarise the consultation in a few words - sentences and use words like "alright then, I'll keep you posted" helps letting the patients know that you're about to leave. 9/10 times it works and in the 1/10 that it doesn't then I let them finish their sentence and say "alright then, I'll keep you posted". Basically anything you can do to end the conversation short without using phrases that allow the conversation to continue. Some patients love talking about their recent projects at home, pets and children and you won't have time to sit down and have that conversation with them so non-verbal cues like moving towards the door, alco wiping hands, summarising what you've spoken about and telling them "that's nice. Alright then, I'll keep you posted" works alot of times. I hope that helps
Lol so late but in case anyone else sees this thread, patients also typically understand you have other people to see. I've found that saying, "hey I'm really sorry but I've gotta get going and see my other patients before xyz time. But Im happy to come back later in the day and answer those questions you just asked me!" (or whatever they're bringing up).
Of course the tone in which you say this makes all the difference too!
Nice Tips.... Thank you
Great effort!
Thanks!
You bet!