Category: Urgent Care

The Abscess Course

The Documentation That Protects You After an Abscess Visit

November 3, 2026
Patrick O’Malley, MD

Abscess management does not end when the pus is out. The chart you write is what…

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Test Your Knowledge of Evidence-Based Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Rhinosinusitis in Adults (Postscript 2 of 2)

November 1, 2026
Tracey Davidoff, MD

A 67-year-old woman with poorly controlled diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis treated with a biologic presents with…

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Test Your Knowledge of Evidence-Based Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Rhinosinusitis in Adults (Postscript 1 of 2)

November 1, 2026
Tracey Davidoff, MD

A 46-year-old man presents with 12 days of nasal congestion, cough, and facial pressure. His symptoms…

The Abscess Course

The One-Stick Digital Block Every Urgent Care Clinician Should Master

October 27, 2026
Patrick O’Malley, MD

Finger abscesses, paronychia, and felons are exquisitely painful. Injecting an inflamed finger from multiple angles makes…

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Test Your Knowledge of Caring for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients in the Urgent Care Setting (Postscript 2 of 2)

October 1, 2026
Tracey Davidoff, MD

A 21-year-old transgender man presents to urgent care with 2 days of dysuria, urinary frequency, and…

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Test Your Knowledge of Caring for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients in the Urgent Care Setting (Postscript 1 of 2)

October 1, 2026
Tracey Davidoff, MD

A 20-year-old transgender woman presents to urgent care with unilateral calf pain and swelling that began…

The Abscess Course

Three Abscess Practices Worth Reconsidering

September 3, 2026
Patrick O’Malley, MD

Most of what we were taught about abscess management has been challenged by the evidence. Module…

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Test Your Knowledge of Urgent Care Evaluation of Pain and Swelling in the Scrotum (Postscript 2 of 2)

September 1, 2026
Tracey Davidoff, MD

A 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presents with rapidly worsening scrotal and perineal pain that…

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Test Your Knowledge of Urgent Care Evaluation of Pain and Swelling in the Scrotum (Postscript 1 of 2)

September 1, 2026
Tracey Davidoff, MD

A 27-year-old man presents with 3 days of gradually worsening left testicular pain and swelling. He…