Emergency Department Flow Flashcards
Subjective vs. Objective
Feeling (pt) vs Fact (MD)
Chief Complaint
Main reason for pt visit
Medical Decision Making
The physician’s thought process
Pain vs. Tenderness
pt feeling vs. Physician’s assessment
Auscultation
Listening with a stethoscope
Palpation
Act of pressing on an area (by dr)
Scribes CAN NOT
Touch pt Write orders or prescriptions Give verbal orders Partake in any activity that may affect pt outcome Sign/authenticate charts/records Handle bodily fluids/specimens
Flow Overview
Check in/chief complaint -> Dr Assessment -> objective orders and results -> Medical decision making -> disposition
Documentation Template
HPI (sub) and ROS (sub) -> Past History -> PE (obj), ED Course (obj), and Disposition
HPI
History of Present Illness: Story and context of chief complaint
ROS
A head-to-toe list of positives and negatives
Past History
PMHx, PSHx, SHx, FHx
PE
Physical Examination: Physician’s objective findings
ED Course
Objective results: Labs, imaging, re-evals, consults, procedures
Disposition
Discharged home, admitted for further care, transfer to another facility, or death
Epic
Pres’s documentation system
I have high blood pressure
HTN: Hypertension
I have high cholesterol
HLD: Hyperlipidemia
I have thyroid problems
Usually Hypothyroidism, sometimes hyperthyroidism
I have diabetes
DM: Diabetes Mellitus
I only take pills for my diabetes
NIDDM
I take shots (insulin) for my diabetes
IDDM
I have heart disease
CAD
I’ve had a heart attack
MI and CAD
I’ve had heart failure
CHF
I have an irregular heart beat
A-Fib
I have a heart murmur
Heart murmur
I have episodes of racing heartbeats
SVT: Supraventricular Tachycardia
I have asthma
Asthma
I have emphysema/chronic bronchitis
COPD
I have a blood clot in my lung
PE
I’ve had pneumonia
PNA
I have acid reflux
GERD
I have an ulcer
Gastric Ulcer or Peptic Ulcer Disease
I have pancreatitis
Pancreatitis
I have hepatitis
Hepatitis A, B, or C
I have diverticulitis
Diverticulitis
I have Crohn’s/UC
Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
I have irritable bowels
IBS
I have a bladder infection
UTi
I have a kidney infection
Pyelonephritis (Pyelo)
I have kidney stones
Renal calculi
I’m on dialysis
CRF: Chronic renal failure
ESRD: End stage renal disease (dialysis, freq, last Tx)
I have an enlarged prostate
BPH: Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
G/P/A
Gravida: Total # times pregnant
Para: # live births
Abortion: # miscarriages or elective abortions
I’ve had a stroke
CVA: Cerebrovascular Accident
I’ve had a mini-stroke
TIA: Transient Ischemic Attack
I’ve had seizures
Seizure disorder/epilepsy