What’s Your Diagnosis?  Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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

What’s Your Diagnosis? Pediatric Septic Shock: Recognition and Management in the Emergency Department

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

Test Your Knowledge: Fever in Children Aged 3 to 36 Months

The advent of pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae vaccines has substantially reduced the risk for occult (unsuspected)…

Test Your Knowledge of Pharyngitis Evaluation and Management (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 17-year-old male presents to your urgent care center with 3 days of increasing sore throat,…

Test Your Knowledge of Pharyngitis Evaluation and Management (Postscript 2 of 2)

Which of the following statements regarding use of glucocorticoids in pharyngitis is MOST ACCURATE? A. Steroids…

Coding Challenge: Pharyngitis in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: Subjective Sore…

Test Your Knowledge of UTI Diagnosis and Management (Postscript 1 of 2)

A urine culture is indicated in all of the following case scenarios EXCEPT: A. 68-year-old female…

Test Your Knowledge of UTI Diagnosis and Management (Postscript 2 of 2)

The optimal strategy for choosing antibiotics in patients with UTIs is: A. Use local antibiograms to…

Where Are We With…

In this episode of EMplify, Sam Ashoo, MD reviews recent updates on the following topics: COVID-19 Monkeypox…