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Tip #26 Update your attending when the nurse is having difficulty with your patient’s IV or drawing blood. Tip #27 Get the urine sample from your patient (there is no greater delay in patient flow than waiting on urine) Tip #28 Round on your patients and repeat your initial scripting. “It’s Zack the medical student […]

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Tip #21 Review and note if the patient has any IMPORTANT old records. Any ED visit within the last month for a similar complaint (aka “Bouncebacks” and frequent fliers) Any echocardiogram or catheterization reports for a patient with cardiac symptoms H&P and discharge summary for recent hospitalizations Any large imaging studies (CT, MRI, etc) that […]