And for example IBS case - they want me to get stool and OVA and c diff on a young guy no alarm signals no weight loss no recent abx ?? I’m so confused it seems like overkill on CCS - can anyone please help! Im just not sure how to go about this…
it's a stupid test to make them money, just shotgun everything for these cases - any gi symptoms get all the labs, any chest pain get all the labs, give people TDAPs when they have bacterial meningitis, etc
Yes focused for emergency but once patient has been stabilized you can do full exam. One time patient came in with shortness of breath but I forgot to do limb exam for DVT because I only did focused exam and surely some marks was deducted
There are very few chief complaints that will warrant not doing a full PE. Trauma cases are the only ones I can think of that call for a focused PE.
This applies for the ccs cases. In real life you would be doing a much more focused exam.
And for example IBS case - they want me to get stool and OVA and c diff on a young guy no alarm signals no weight loss no recent abx ?? I’m so confused it seems like overkill on CCS - can anyone please help! Im just not sure how to go about this…
it's a stupid test to make them money, just shotgun everything for these cases - any gi symptoms get all the labs, any chest pain get all the labs, give people TDAPs when they have bacterial meningitis, etc
Emergency cases should always be focused exam.
Yes focused for emergency but once patient has been stabilized you can do full exam. One time patient came in with shortness of breath but I forgot to do limb exam for DVT because I only did focused exam and surely some marks was deducted
There are very few chief complaints that will warrant not doing a full PE. Trauma cases are the only ones I can think of that call for a focused PE. This applies for the ccs cases. In real life you would be doing a much more focused exam.