Department of Emergency Medicine | University of Washington

Physical Exam. Level 1 – one system. Level 2-3 – 2 systems. Level 4 – 5 systems. Level 5 – 8 systems. High Acuity caveat documentation-- it is acceptable to use these phrases when appropriate if you are unable to complete portions of the HPI or PE: unable to obtain history due to … unable to perform full exam due to … (crashed to OR ... ................
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