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Functional decline / inability to cope

ED triage front-load checklist

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Lead with the essentials

  1. 1What changed today
  2. 2Acute complaint vs progressive decline
  3. 3Baseline/current mobility and ADLs
  4. 4New weakness/confusion
  5. 5Falls
  6. 6Intake/output
  7. 7Fever/infection
  8. 8BGL
  9. 9Medication change
  10. 10Lives alone/supports
Front-load

Key points

  • What changed today?
  • Acute complaint vs progressive decline.
  • Baseline/current mobility and ADLs.
  • New weakness/confusion.
  • Falls.
  • Intake/output.
  • Fever/infection.
  • BGL.
  • Medication change.
  • Lives alone/supports.
  • Safe disposition?