Essential Tools – 2 – Laceration Kit

The most important tools we use for managing lacerations are the instruments that come in the…

Test Your Knowledge of Tick-Borne Illnesses in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 10-year-old girl presents to your urgent care outside of Philadelphia with a mild fever, fatigue,…

Test Your Knowledge of Tick-Borne Illnesses in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 52-year-old man arrives at your clinic in central Florida complaining of 3 days of fever,…

Coding Challenge: Tick-Borne Illness in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: SUBJECTIVE 35-year-old…

EKG Helpful Tips

We are back this month with a few helpful tips when reading EKGs from Jennifer Carlquist,…

Essential Tools – 1 – Finger Tourniquet

After years of experience, I have several things that I have to have when repairing certain…

Coding Challenge: Dental Emergencies in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: SUBJECTIVE 56-year-old…

Test Your Knowledge of Dental Emergencies in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 23-year-old woman presents with lower jaw pain after blunt trauma. She denies dental malocclusion but seems…

Test Your Knowledge of Dental Emergencies in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A healthy 24-year-old man presents 2 hours after a bicycle accident in which he went over…