Patient Presentations
from EM Clerkship Hosted by Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD
Patient presentations are the single most important skill to develop for your Emergency Medicine rotation. General Principles * Stay focused, thorough, and organized* Write out the basic 8-step presentation for reference The 8-Step Patient Presentation * Summary statement* Demographics* Risk factors/Past medical history* Chief complaint* History* OPQRST* Try to give at least 4 descriptors* This is for billing reasons* Pertinent positives/negatives* Give approximately 5 most pertinent symptoms* Vitals* Physical exam* Give approximately 3 MOST pertinent findings * Differential diagnosis* Briefly argue for/against* Include both most likely and most dangerous* Testing plan* Treatment plan* This is the most commonly forgotten step of presentation Additional Reading * Abdominal Pain Presentation – History (EM Clerkship)* Abdominal Pain Presentation – Exam, Plan, and Disposition (EM Clerkship)* Patient Presentations in Emergency Medicine (EMRA)
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