Med-surg coverage includes oncology patients, including neutropenic and postoperative patients; psychiatric patients; general medical-surgical, orthopedic and palliative patients; and diagnoses including COPD, CHF, sepsis, DVT, AKI, dialysis, PE and COVID. PCU assignments require cardiac rhythm interpretation, chest tubes, lumbar drains, tracheostomies and IV medication titration (Amiodarone, Cardizem, nitro, dopamine, dobutamine, non-DKA insulin, heparin; sometimes Cardene).