Urgent Caring Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 11

Urgent Caring, a peer-reviewed publication from the College of Urgent Care Medicine, is published quarterly and includes editorials from UCA Board members, case studies, expert insights, Urgent Updates and more.

This issue will feature;

Letter from the President by Chris Chao, MD

From the Editors – Tracey Davidoff, MD, FCUCM and Cesar Mora Jaramillo, MD, FAAFP, FCUCM

Case Study #1 – How Much Should I Care About this EKG? – Jennifer Calquist, PA-C, ER CAQ

Case Study #2 – The Exploding Eye Socket – Tracey Quail Davidoff, MD, FCUCM

Case Study #3 – Rash with Hyperkalmia – John George, PA-C

Coding Corner: Patients Presents Post ED Visit Due to No Established PCP – Brad Laymon, PA-C, CPC, CEMC

OM: Maintaining Your DOT Certification in 2023 – Max LeBow, MD, MPH, FACEP, FACPM, Section Editor, Occupational Medicine

Wound Management: Suture Corner – The Surgeon’s Knot and Knot Tying – Patrick O’Malley, MD

Best Practice: Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE)

Clinical Response Committee Position Statement from CUCM: Evaluation of Patients Presenting for Treatment When Required Care is Outside the Scope of the Urgent Care Center or Not Available

Urgent Updates: December 2022

What Are the indication for Chlamydia Infection Test of Cure at 4 Weeks Instead of 12 Weeks?

What Are Risk Stratifications Scores Used in Setting Without Troponin Testing?

Are Score Systems Reliable in Diagnosing or Ruling Out Appendicitis?

Extended Follow-Up of Microbiome Therapeutic SER-109 Through 24 Weeks for Recurrent Clostidioides Difficult Infections (RCDI) In a Randomized Clinical Trial

Most Global Bacterial Death in 2019 Linked to Five Pathogens

Paxlovid for Treatment of Long Covid (STOP-PASC)

FDA: Amoxicillin Shortage Hits U.S., How This Antibiotic Is Misused for Respiratory Illness

Endemic Mycoses: Underdiagnosed and Underreported

Shorter Duration of Antibiotics Noninferior for Lyme Disease

Analysis of Antibiotic Exposure and Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis (EOS) in Europe, North America, and Australia

Could NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen, Aleve Make Arthritic Knees Worse?

Cause for Applause: Fellows of the College of Urgent Care Medicine

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The Urgent Care Association (UCA) designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credits only commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credits may be claimed for one year from the date of release of this issue.

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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirement and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) though the Urgent Care Association and the College of Urgent Care Medicine. UCA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.