Resource to help with cross-cover?

[ophtho838]

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Anyone have a good (free) online resource/guide for how to handle various issues that may arise while you're cross-covering patients (chest pain, SOB, HTN, etc.)? I never had night float/cross-cover experience in med school and it's one of the few times during intern year where you're more or less on your own, so I figured it would be worthwhile pre-intern year reading.

 

[DermViser]

Anyone have a good (free) online resource/guide for how to handle various issues that may arise while you're cross-covering patients (chest pain, SOB, HTN, etc.)? I never had night float/cross-cover experience in med school and it's one of the few times during intern year where you're more or less on your own, so I figured it would be worthwhile pre-intern year reading.

Might want to post this in the "Internship" or "Internal Medicine" forum

 

[ophtho838]

Yeah that would probably be a good idea. I guess I can't cross-post my cross-cover (ha!) question, so if a mod could move it over that'd be dandy 🙂

 

[DermViser]

Yeah that would probably be a good idea. I guess I can't cross-post my cross-cover (ha!) question, so if a mod could move it over that'd be dandy 🙂

Probably just "report" your post, and just say you want it moved, and a mod will move it.

 

[DrBowtie]

If called about something early on, go evaluate the patient. Ask the nurses to recheck vitals while on your way.

Low threshold for EKG and CXR. Have a few go to meds that you know their profile well for BP, sleep, agitation, etc.

There is no real guide as local practices vary wildly.