Common Calls From The Floor
Bradycardia
Evaluation Check if the patient is stable or unstable Get a complete set of vital signs and EKG...
Tachycardia
Narrow complex tachycardia Evaluation Obtain EKG and complete set of vital sign to check for he...
Hypotension
Evaluation Decreased SVR: Exam = warm extremities, sometimes flushing Sepsis: common cause. Obt...
Hypertension
Evaluation Physical examination Brain: headache, confusion, lethargy, stroke Eye: blurred visi...
Fever
Differential - Infection (lung, heart, brain, urine, sinuses, prostate, abdomen, skin, joints, l...
Low urine output
Normal urine output - typically at least 0.5 cc/kg/hr. - Oliguria: urine output < 400cc/day- Anu...
Dyspnea
DDx (5 major categories of disease to consider) Pulmonary Pneumonia = fever, purulent vs dry co...
Chest pain
I. DDx (Biggest killers) MI : Dull pressure pain associated with dyspnea, diaphoresis, radiatio...
Combative or Confused patients
Does the patient have altered mental status or is he/she upset over something? If there is any...
Falls
Evaluation/Management Assess patients at bedside. Look for any injury; any locality on exam must...
Insomnia
Trial non pharmacological measures first: sleep hygiene, noise reduction (ear plugs/muffs), reduc...