A 45-year-old man with chronic pancreatitis and chronic liver failure frequently attends your ED requesting analgesia for abdominal pain.
The intern has reviewed him today and is concerned that something is seriously wrong. The gastroenterology registrar has refused to see him, and the patient is becoming increasingly belligerent.
State three (3) initial priorities in responding to this situation.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
The gastroenterology registrar is concerned about spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and you help arrange abdominal paracentesis. List three (3) factors that determine whether the intern could perform the procedure without direct supervision.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
The patient dies during admission and significant ED delays are identified at case review. State four (4) steps you could take to evaluate the causes of these delays.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
List two (2) potential benefits of a management plan for complex patients.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
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