Cesar Mora Jaramillo, MD, FAAFP, FCUCM Introduction: Finger injuries, including nail avulsion, are very common in Urgent Care. Anatomy knowledge is crucial when assessing possible fractures, nail bed damage, amputations, open wounds, etc. Detailed history including mechanism of injury, time of injury, the position of the digit during injury (flexion vs extension), dominant hand, occupation, […]
Pamela C. Sullivan, MD, MBA, FACP, FCUCM, PT Imposter Syndrome: When an individual doubts their own abilities and feels like a fraud. In other words, when one has the skills without the confidence. At first, I was amazed by how many physicians admit they experienced this phenomenon at some point in their careers. Now, I […]
Tracey Davidoff, MD, FCUCM Cesar Mora Jaramillo, MD, FCUCM This edition of Urgent Caring comes following the wrap-up of the Urgent Care Convention, and what a great convention it was! If you attended, thank you for joining us on this adventure to discover how we can effectively drive change in our industry. If you couldn’t […]
The College of Urgent Care Medicine (CUCM) held our annual member’s meeting during the Urgent Care Association convention in Las Vegas in April. For those who were able to attend, it was a pleasure meeting you in person. Not only did we enjoy a delicious lunch together, but we also had a great panelist discussion […]
Why Generative AI Like ChatGPT Cannot Replace Physicians There is a huge potential seen for artificial intelligence to provide clinical decision support. But there is also serious concern about how machine learning and clinical algorithms can introduce bias and perpetuate health inequity. Full Access: AMA FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Support Of Favorable Benefit-Risk Profile […]
Increased Risk of Complications Found in Patients With RSV Patients with comorbid respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection who already have respiratory failure have a higher risk of disease complications. However, the 28-day mortality for patients with respiratory failure was the same regardless of RSV infection. Full Access: Frontiers in Medicine Poverty Is a Leading […]
Human Metapneumovirus, Or HMPV, Is Filling ICUs This Spring – A Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist Explains This Little-Known Virus Respiratory infections are the leading cause of death in children under 5 globally and a major reason for hospitalization of children in developed countries. The U.S. saw a spike in HMPV detections during the first few months of […]
Target Audience This CME activity is intended for medical professionals who practice medicine in the 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 […]
We would like to welcome the following new fellows of the College of Urgent Care Medicine! These 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. They should be honored for their dedication and contributions. This quarter’s new fellows are […]
Study Estimates Global Prevalence of SJS/TEN Linked to Antibiotics According to the first meta-analysis to examine the worldwide prevalence of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) in connection with antibiotics, researchers found that antibiotics were associated with 28% of all cases of SJS and TEN. The metanalysis involved 38 studies with 2,917 patients from […]