Endo Consult
The Endocrinology consult service at LAG-USC Medical Center consists of a team of an attending physician, a fellow, 1-6 interns and/or senior residents, and sometimes a medical student. Consults are accepted at any time from medicine teams, non-medicine teams, and the ED.
Educational Goals & Overview
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Request sign-out from the outgoing resident the day prior to starting your rotation. Contact the LAG Endo Consult Fellow listed on Amion to coordinate where and when to meet the Consult team members.
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Attending rounds will typically occur from ~10:00 AM-12:00 PM except on Wednesdays and Thursdays where everyone is expected to go to the AM clinic. Faculty are expected to perform bedside teaching, discuss pathophysiology, and use current literature to aid in diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The attending on service is listed on Amion.
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Consults are sent to the LAG On-Call Fellow personal pager based on the Amion schedule. The Teams messaging app and service consult line should be avoided, as they may contribute to delays in care.
Residents on service legally CANNOT accept/deny consults – if you are contacted by a consulting provider, please direct them to the Fellow On-Call.
The Fellow On-Call will distribute patients to trainees on service.
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Endo clinic occurs every Wednsday and Thursday at 5pm and every other Friday at 1pm in A4B (clinic tower). We also provide care to incarcerated patients through the jail clinic in 1E on Mondays at 9am.
Residents will be told in advance of any conferences they are expected to attend
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Endocrinologic diseases are systemic illnesses that can affect virtually every organ, requiring a detailed and systematic approach to the patient evaluation.
ROS must include mucocutaneous, musculoskeletal, genitourinary, neuro-ophthalmologic, and cardiopulmonary systems.
Physical exam should include skin, mucus membranes, joints, heart, lungs, and strength.
A detailed social and family history can help.
Obstetric history is necessary for all female patients..
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Team members are expected to communicate all recommendations to the primary teams after rounds, by end of day via Voip or Teams with closed-loop communication.
Endocrinology Clinic
The Endocrinology Diseases clinic occurs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8am as well as every other Friday at 1pm. We also provide care to incarcerated patients through the jail clinic in 1E on Mondays at 9am.
If you are on consults and in Endo clinic, please complete clinic and return to the hospital to evaluate consults in the morning or afternoon depending on your clinic schedule.