TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Medical Emergencies in Rehabilitation Medicine A1 - Cruz, Ernesto S. A1 - Stolzenberg, David A1 - Moon, Daniel A2 - Maitin, Ian B. A2 - Cruz, Ernesto PY - 2015 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation AB - As the role of physiatrists continues to evolve, the practice of rehabilitation medicine may pose additional challenges to physicians who manage patients with acute and chronic conditions that affect overall function. Medical emergencies, although infrequent, are reported in the rehabilitation setting, and staff must be trained in appropriate responses. The physiatrist must also know when to request early consultation to prevent minor medical problems from developing into major medical catastrophes. Physiatrists are frequently the “gatekeepers” of medical and nonmedical services when patients are participating in rehabilitation. The idea of gatekeeping, as promoted in other specialties such as family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics, requires that physiatrists be involved in the general coordination and medical care of patients with disability. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105133283 ER -