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What’s Your Diagnosis? Otalgia in the ED

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

Electrical Injuries

In this episode, Tracey Davidoff, MD and Joe Toscano, MD discuss the April 2024 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article, Electrical…

Ketamine in the ED – An Interview with Reuben Strayer, MD

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R. Eckler, MD interview Reuben J. Strayer, MD, author…

Coding Challenge: Angioedema in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: 22-year-old female…

Test Your Knowledge on Angioedema in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 31-year-old, previously healthy man presents to urgent care with a complaint of abdominal pain and…

Test Your Knowledge on Angioedema in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

An 18-year-old woman presents to urgent care with sudden onset of facial swelling, particularly around her…

Test Your Knowledge: BRUE

 In a 2016 clinical practice guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) created and introduced the…

Test Your Knowledge: Otalgia in the Emergency Department

 Though the vast majority of conditions associated with otalgia are not life-threatening, there are nuances and…

Myth 2 – You Have to Use Sterile Saline for Irrigation

You will see me state this a lot. The solution to pollution is dilution. I didn’t…