REG RULES
This federal law ensures that anyone arriving at an ED must receive a medical screening exam, regardless of their ability to pay
WHat is EMTALA?
Do you need to chart 2 separate SAMPLE OBTAINED procedure notes for specimen collection when the doctor orders both a STREP and a SPOT-FIRE
What is Yes?
What are the age ranges in which we need to have a pregnancy for filled out on our patients receiving Xrays or CT scans
What is age 12-50?
This is the normal rhythm of the heart, characterized by a regular rate of 60–100 beats per minute and a P wave before every QRS complex
What is normal sinus rhythm?
This route of medication administration involves injecting directly into a vein for rapid onset of action
What is intravenous (IV)?
To comply with EMTALA, emergency departments must avoid delaying this critical step while collecting insurance or demographic information
What is the medical screening exam?
This phrase emphasizes the importance of documentation in legal cases: “If it wasn’t documented, it wasn’t ______.”
What is done?
In the ER, this imaging modality is commonly used to assess head injuries, strokes, and internal bleeding due to its ability to produce detailed cross-sectional images
What is a CT scan (Computed Tomography)?
This arrhythmia presents with an irregularly irregular rhythm and no discernible P waves on EKG
What is atrial fibrillation?
This medication is the first-line treatment for anaphylaxis and is administered intramuscularly
What is epinephrine?
This federal law mandates that patient health information must be protected during intake, including forms and verbal exchanges
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
Where do you go to chart free text notes in EPD where it will not timestamp your entry ? (to avoid Late entry notifications)
What is Quick Notes—-> Free text Notes (DO NOT use the FREE TEXT button on your course timeline)?
Emergency departments follow this principle to minimize radiation exposure by using the lowest dose necessary to achieve adequate imaging
What is ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable)?
This life-threatening ventricular rhythm requires immediate defibrillation and is often associated with cardiac arrest
What is ventricular fibrillation?
When combined with nitrates, this class of drugs used for erectile dysfunction can cause life-threatening hypotension
What are phosphodiesterase inhibitors (e.g., sildenafil)?
In emergency situations where a patient is unconscious or unable to communicate, this type of consent allows providers to begin treatment based on the assumption the patient would agree
What is implied consent?
When a patient is placed in OBSERVATION STATUS, what is the 1st thing (STEP #1) you need to make sure is placed before you being any documenting
What is the GREEN Order - PLACED IN OBSERVATION STATUS by the physician?
In a trauma activation, this imaging protocol is often initiated immediately after the primary survey and includes head, cervical spine, chest, abdomen, and pelvis scans to rapidly identify life-threatening injuries
What is a pan-scan or whole-body CT protocol?
This EKG finding, characterized by a prolonged PR interval (>200 ms), indicates delayed conduction through the AV node
What is first-degree AV block?
This antidote is used in the emergency treatment of acetaminophen overdose and works by replenishing glutathione
What is N-acetylcysteine?
Under this Texas law, a parent may legally and anonymously surrender an unharmed infant under 60 days old at a hospital or EMS station without fear of prosecution
What is the Safe Haven Law (also known as the Baby Moses Law)?
What is STEP 2 of the 5-step observation process
What is Complete the disposition into OBS with current pt condition status (AT the time placed into OBS)
Before performing a CT scan with contrast, ER staff must assess for this condition, which increases the risk of nephrotoxicity
What is renal insufficiency?
This polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, often associated with a prolonged QT interval, presents with a twisting of the QRS complexes around the isoelectric line
What is Torsades de Pointes?
Name the 6 Core medication rights:
What are the