Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians Supervising PAs - Ontario ...
Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians Supervising PAs - Ontario ...
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MEDICAL DIRECTIVEManagement <strong>of</strong> Possible Ectopic PregnancyBackground: This section may contain a description <strong>of</strong> why the medical directive has been created<strong>and</strong>/or how it best serves the patients’ interests.Authorizing Physician(s): all individual names <strong>of</strong> ER physicians should be listedTo:Emergency Room NursesMedical Radiation TechnologistsClinical Conditions Required:Female patientsChildbearing yearsAmenorrheaVaginal “spotting”Abdominal/pelvic painSituational Conditions Required:ConsentContraindications: Patient’s vital signs must be stable. If they are, the following apply.Draw haemoglobin, blood for possible grouping <strong>and</strong> matching. B-HCG;If vital signs are abnormal, hold patient until assessed by E.R. physician; If vital signs are normal, send patient to Diagnostic Imaging, accompanied by RHA, forultrasound <strong>of</strong> pelvis.Physician’s Order:Complete blood count <strong>and</strong> differential.Serum B HCG.Pelvic ultrasound.Approvals:Emergency Department Committee - July/03Medical Advisory Committee - July/03Signatures:All ER physicians (ensure dated once signed).1. This is the only controlled act that physicians are not authorized to perform.Updated July 2011 22