Getting a Better History from Your Older Patients in Urgent Care
Posts about Urgent Care
The Hidden Stress of Urgent Care: We Get It
You know the feeling: the clinic is about to close, you're exhausted and hungry, and the patient in front of you looks 'mostly' fine. This is the real job: making high-stakes calls when resources are stripped down; no telemetry, no CT, just you and your gut.
Pediatric Procedural Sedation: Practical Pearls for Keeping Kids Safe, Calm, and Still
Few situations in pediatric emergency medicine require as much preparation, adaptability, and situational awareness as procedural sedation.
Let’s Talk About the Frozen Shoulder
It’s the middle of a busy shift when you walk into the room and find your patient cradling their shoulder, equal parts uncomfortable and frustrated. There’s no trauma, no clear inciting event, just a story that starts with mild pain a few weeks ago and has quietly progressed to the point where they can’t reach overhead, can’t get dressed without help, and can’t quite understand what went wrong. You run through the usual differential —...
Hemorrhoid Help in Urgent Care: What to Recommend When Your Patient Can’t Sit Comfortably
We’ve all been there. A patient shifts uncomfortably on the exam table, hesitating before admitting what brought them in: “I think I have…hemorrhoids.”
Sore Throat? Try McIsaac first before grabbing that swab!
It’s 9 a.m. in urgent care, and your next patient is here for a sore throat. They want a rapid strep test and antibiotics. But we all know that most sore throats are viral, and antibiotics won’t help. That’s exactly why clinical decision tools, such as the Centor and McIsaac criteria, matter. They guide testing decisions, help us avoid unnecessary antibiotics, and keep care efficient on a busy shift.
Why Is This Runner Always Tired? The Anemia You Might Be Missing…
You find the anemia first. Maybe it’s a low hemoglobin on a routine panel. Or a ferritin that makes you pause. But something doesn’t make sense. The patient is young and healthy, with no obvious sources of blood loss. So you ask a few more questions.
Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis in Female Patients: New Guidance on Treating Male Partners
If you’ve ever treated the same female patient for bacterial vaginosis (BV) more times than you can count, you’re not alone. Recurrent BV is incredibly common. In fact, more than 50% of women experience a recurrence within six months of treatment. For clinicians, it's tough to manage. For our patients, it’s disruptive and frustrating. But there’s good news: recent research has provided us with promising results. And no, it’s not a new...
Who Chooses the Treating Clinician? Understanding Direction of Care
Occupational medicine is rarely a "one size fits all” approach. For clinics and clinicians operating across state lines, managing workers' compensation isn't just a clinical challenge; it is a regulatory maze.