MED 4720 General Medicine Clinics
Clerks will see follow-up, walk-in, semi-urgent, and 72 hour consultations referred to the internal medicine clinic. While the bulk of the patients will be outpatients, consultations from inpatient services may also be seen while working together with a resident and faculty internist. Clerks are responsible for the complete evaluation and disposition for required follow-up procedures and other diagnostics. Goals: At the end of this elective, senior students will be able create differential diagnoses of common cardiac signs and symptoms, interpret laboratory and other diagnostic testing, develop management plans for their assigned patients, and ultimately develop a rational approach to caring for similar patients in the future (prior to referring patients to an internist). Unique Objectives: Correctly interpret diagnostic studies including laboratory and EKGs on assigned patients. Provide recommendations on surgical patients referred for preoperative assessment. Attain fund of knowledge and skills to enable the students evaluate patients who present with hypertension, headaches, abdominal pain, acute gastrointestinal bleeding, acute renal failure, altered mental status, arrhythmias, chest pain, electrolyte disorders, fever, glycemic control, nausea and vomiting, pain management, respiratory distress, and seizures
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International: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center - Germany