Michael Weinstock, MD & Gita Pensa, MDUCMax What infectious organisms can cause pharyngitis?VirusesBacteriaFungi What are non-strep causes of throat pain?Peritonsillar abscessGonorrheaRetropharyngeal abscessDiphtheria (more common in Russia)Epiglottitis – Now a disease...

EB MedicineTreatmentOxygenOxygen is the first-line treatment agent in the management of hypoxic patients with undifferentiated dyspnea who have low saturations at the initial assessment. Judicious use of oxygen is recommended...

[caption id="attachment_35770" align="alignleft" width="225"] Photo Courtesy of Tracey Davidoff, MD, FCUCM[/caption]Pete Baker, PA-CA 32-year-old female presents with six months of atypical chest pain. She describes the discomfort as a mild,...

Tracey Q. Davidoff, MD, FCUCMCoccidiomycosis, or Valley Fever, is an infection caused by the dimorphic fungi Coccidioides. Coccidioides grows as a mold a few inches below the soil surface and...

Bernie Short, MD, FAAFP, BCUCM, FCUCMAccording to my mother, since I was five years old, all I ever wanted was to be a doctor. Admittedly, there was some confusion about...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in MexicoThe CDC cautions travelers to Mexico about Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people who are traveling to...

Jerry W. Jones, MD, FACEP, FAAEMSection Editor, ECG Corner Let’s look at just the precordial leads of an ECG for the moment. (Figure 1)The most notable finding on this portion...

Cesar Mora Jaramillo, MD, FAAFP, FCUCM Accompanied by her mother 18 hours after swallowing a foreign body, a 5-year-old female presents to Urgent Care. The incident was not witnessed, but...

An Interview with ChatGPT Corey Amann, MD, MBATracey Q. Davidoff, MD, FCUCMWe interviewed ChatGPT about several issues of interest to Urgent Care clinicians and operators. Although Urgent Caring does not...