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Coding Challenge: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: PRESENTATION: 25-year-old…

Test Your Knowledge of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

Which of the following best describes the role of ultrasound in suspected PID cases? a. Ultrasound…

Test Your Knowledge of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 26-year-old female patient presents with 2 days of increasing midline lower abdominal/pelvic pain. She denies…

Test Your Knowledge: Nonaccidental Trauma in Pediatric Patients

Children who have suffered physical abuse may present to the healthcare setting multiple times before a…

Test Your Knowledge: Rectal Bleeding in the Emergency Department

Rectal bleeding accounts for approximately 1 out of every 1000 United States emergency department visits annually.…

Rectal Bleeding

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the September 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency…

Coding Challenge: Pediatric Orthopedic Injury in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: SUBJECTIVE: 12-year-old…

Test Your Knowledge of Pediatric Orthopedic Injury Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 7-year-old boy arrives at urgent care with his father. The boy fell off a trampoline…

Test Your Knowledge of Pediatric Orthopedic Injury Management in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 9-year-old girl is brought to urgent care by her mother with right lateral ankle pain…