Urgent Care Emergencies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes
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This text was developed to help providers who evaluate low acuity complaints in any setting. The aim is to highlight common pitfalls in the management of those seemingly minor illnesses or injuries, which if not identified early or if managed incorrectly can have devastating and longterm consequences. This text will bring the provider's attention to high-risk aspects of chief complaints that may be encountered in a variety of low-acuity settings. Focused on high-risk pitfalls practitioners may encounter in everyday practice, each of the book's chapters is written by an expert chosen for his/her expertise in their respective topics. Chapters include clinical pearls for improving patients’ outcomes.Content: Chapter 1 HEENT Pitfalls (pages 1–10): Alisa M. Gibson and Sarah K. SommerkampChapter 2 Management of Genitourinary Complaints (pages 11–20): George Willis and Nadia EltakiChapter 3 Orthopedic Pitfalls of the Upper Extremity (pages 21–31): Brooks M. Walsh and Reinier van TonderChapter 4 Orthopedic Pitfalls of the Lower Extremity (pages 32–40): Christopher S. KieferChapter 5 Orthopedic Pitfalls (pages 41–51): Jana L. Anderson and James L. HommeChapter 6 Pitfalls of Wound Management (pages 52–58): Michael K. Abraham and Hyung T. KimChapter 7 Emergency Dermatology for the Acute Care Provider (pages 59–69): Eric T. Boie and Jennifer A. LisoweChapter 8 Management of Common Infections (pages 70–78): Siamak Moayedi and Mercedes TorresChapter 9 Headache (pages 79–86): Michael J. Laughlin and David M. NestlerChapter 10 The Evaluation and Management of Back Pain (pages 87–96): Michael C. BondChapter 11 Pediatric Pitfalls (pages 97–108): Jana L. Anderson and James L. HommeChapter 12 Geriatric Pitfalls (pages 109–118): Joseph P. MartinezChapter 13 Pharmacology Pitfalls and Pearls in Urgent Care Medicine (pages 119–131): Christopher E. Anderson and Ronna L. CampbellChapter 14 Talking the Talk (pages 132–140): Stephen M. Schenkel
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