Target Audience This CME activity is intended for medical professionals who practice medicine in on-demand space, including Urgent Care, retail medicine, and other similar venues. These providers may include physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Designation Statement The Urgent Care Association (UCA) designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category […]
We would like to welcome the following new fellow of the College of Urgent Care Medicine! Fellows represent the best of us who work every day to provide the highest quality of medicine and advance the specialty of Urgent Care Medicine. The following clinician applied and earned the distinction of Fellow in the College of […]
Ivan Koay MD, MBChB, MRCS, FRNZCUC Urgent Care Physician and Medical Lead Kings College Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre, LondonAbstracts Section Editor, Journal of Urgent Care Medicine Convenor Ireland and UK Faculty of the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent CareIndependent Assessor European Reference Network, Andalusian Agency for Healthcare Quality Fatigue Recovery Following Concussion Fabiano F, Takagi […]
Stay Alert for Measles Cases-CDC Clinician Outreach and Community Activity! Between December 1, 2023, and January 23, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified of 23 confirmed U.S. cases of measles, including seven direct importations of measles by international travelers and two outbreaks with more than five cases each. Most of […]
The Timing-and-Triggers Approach to the Urgent Care Patient with Acute Dizziness Urgent Care Evaluation History and vital signs will usually identify the 50% of patients whose dizziness is caused by some general medical cause. The descriptive word used by the patient (e.g., “lightheadedness” or “vertigo” or “imbalance”) for their dizziness is not useful diagnostically and […]
Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Diagnosis and Managment in the Urgent Care Setting EB Medicine Treatment Supplemental oxygen should be initiated for any patient with a blood oxygen saturation <90% or a patient in respiratory distress with a blood oxygen saturation <95%. For critically ill children, a non-rebreather mask should be used. For children with cyanotic heart […]
Bumped and Bruised Bottoms: Coccyx Injuries Kelly Heidepriem, MD Hippo Education The holidays may be over, but ‘tis still the season for slip and falls on the ice that result in tailbone and coccyx-area injuries. Coccyx injuries are a common chief complaint in Urgent Care during this wintery, icy time of year. Classic coccydynia (aka […]
Michael Weinstock, MD & Gita Pensa, MD UCMax What is a physis? This is a growth plate which separates the epiphysis (end of the bone) from the metaphysis (the area approximating the long bone). What percentage of pediatric fractures involve the growth plate? 20-35% What is a Salter-Harris (SH) 1 injury? It is a longitudinal […]
A Best Practice from the College of Urgent Care Medicine Diagnosing and Starting Hypertension Treatment for Otherwise Healthy Adults in the Urgent Care Setting Date Reviewed February 28, 2024 Subject Diagnosis and Initial Treatment of Hypertension in Urgent Care Patient Population Otherwise healthy, asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults Rationale Hypertension can have major health consequences and may […]
Brad Laymon PA-C, CPC, CEMCSection Editor, Coding Corner Chronic Illnesses with Exacerbation Consider the following examples: 67-year-old male with complaint of “my chronic back pain has flared up.” He does have a history of chronic back pain and takes Mobic 7.5 mg PRN. He denies any injury but states it started after raking the back […]