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Psychiatric Complaints

EM Clerkship
EM Clerkship
Episode • Dec 23, 2018 • 9m
The Two Objectives During Every Psychiatric-Type Complaint Medical Clearance Psychiatric Risk Assessment Medical Clearance Required by EMTALA to perform a “screening exam” regardless of complaint Most psychiatric facilities have poor diagnostic/treatment capabilities for non-psychiatric conditions and will want patient to be “medically cleared” Sometimes they will require specific tests to be performed, blood pressure to […]