title: Handling confrontations with consultants in the ED.
abstract: Demand respect when consultants second-guess your clinical decisions or behave rudely. Address consultants' specific complaints and don't respond to generalizations about the ED. Establish credibility by having radiologists confirm your X-ray readings in front of consultants. If consultants are rude, don't hesitate to confront them.
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003657:Decision Making; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States