Abstract
Teaching medical residents to collaborate with specialist consultants.
Highlights
An 83 -year-old male patient with a past history of essential hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and subdural hemorrhage complicating a fall was admitted because of acute congestive heart failure
We become uncomfortable whenever we ask a trainee for the rationale for his decision on patient care and get the reply: “It was the consultant’s recommendation”
We have found that medical residents struggle most with the fourth C, Collaboration: “Planning a course of action that results from the discussion between the consulting physician and the consultant, including any alteration of management or testing”
Summary
An 83 -year-old male patient with a past history of essential hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and subdural hemorrhage complicating a fall was admitted because of acute congestive heart failure. We become uncomfortable whenever we ask a trainee for the rationale for his decision on patient care and get the reply: “It was the consultant’s recommendation”.
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