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 exam (which is true). I thought this was so simple yet pretty effective.
Have you guys been told any tips like the above?
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 exam (which is true). I thought this was so simple yet pretty effective.
Have you guys been told any tips like the above?