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Emergency Department Medical Clearance of Patients with Psychiatric or Behavioral Emergencies, Part 1
Veronica Theresa Tucci1, Nidal Moukaddam2, Al Alam3
1Merit Health Wesley, Department of Emergency Medicine, 5001 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39402, USA.
Abstract:
Patients presenting to the emergency department with mental illness or behavioral complaints merit workup for underlying physical conditions that can trigger, mimic, or worsen psychiatric symptoms. However, interdisciplinary consensus on medical clearance is lacking, leading to wide variations in quality of care and, quite often, poor medical care. Psychiatry and emergency medicine specialty guidelines support a tailored, customized approach. This article summarizes best-practice approaches to the medical clearance of patients with psychiatric illness, tips on history taking, system reviews, clinical or physical examination, and common pitfalls in the medical clearance process.
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