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…

Test Your Knowledge of Evaluating Dizziness in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

In a patient with the acute vestibular syndrome, the presence of anisocoria strongly suggests which of…

Test Your Knowledge of Evaluating Dizziness in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

Which statement about brain imaging in patients with acute dizziness is TRUE? For an in-depth review…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Migraine and Other Primary Headaches

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

Test Your Knowledge: Migraine and Other Primary Headaches in the Emergency Department

Headache is the fifth most common presenting chief complaint in emergency departments, and it is vital…

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…

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…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Children With Macrocephaly

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

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Macrocephaly

Although the cause of macrocephaly is found to be benign in many cases, the large differential…