I thought it would be nice to create a thread of tips and tricks we've learned from our attendings on rotations.
I'll start, my ED attending said she's been getting a lot of malingering especially with covid and they often 'present' with acute abdo pain. She said when you suspect this might be the case accidentally knock the bed a little with your hip and see if the patient has pain this is just before you officially examine them. She said it's always easy for them to fake it during an abdo...
Tips and Tricks we've been told by attendings
I'll start, my ED attending said she's been getting a lot of malingering especially with covid and they often 'present' with acute abdo pain. She said when you suspect this might be the case accidentally knock the bed a little with your hip and see if the patient has pain this is just before you officially examine them. She said it's always easy for them to fake it during an abdo...
Tips and Tricks we've been told by attendings
