Tag: Musculoskeletal

Coding Challenge (UC)

Coding Challenge: Hand Injury in Urgent Care

February 1, 2023
Brad Laymon, PA-C, CPC, CEMC

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: Presentation 23…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Hand Injuries in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

February 1, 2023
Keith Pochick, MD

Which of the following statements about intrathecal digital nerve blocks is CORRECT?  A. The block is…

Brain Teaser (UC)

Test Your Knowledge of Hand Injuries in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

February 1, 2023
Keith Pochick, MD

Which of the following injuries DOES NOT require immediate transfer for urgent operative treatment?  A. Open…

Risk Management Pitfalls

Risk Management Pitfalls for Managing Acute Joint Pain in the ED

March 1, 2022
EB Medicine

Our recent issue Diagnosis and Management of Acute Joint Pain in the Emergency Department presents an overview…

Risk Management Pitfalls

Risk Management Pitfalls in the ED: Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Primary Bone Tumors

June 16, 2021
EB Medicine

Our recent issue Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Primary Bone Tumors in the Emergency Department reviews…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Rhabdomyolysis

January 4, 2021
EB Medicine

Rhabdomyolysis is a life-threatening pathological process that must be treated as early as possible to avoid…

What's Your Diagnosis

What’s Your Diagnosis? Evidence-Based Management of Rhabdomyolysis in the ED

November 16, 2020
EB Medicine
2 Comments

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

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Managing Dislocations of the Hip, Knee, and Ankle in the ED

January 9, 2020
EB Medicine

Dislocation of the major joints of the lower extremities–hip, knee, and ankle–can occur due to motor-vehicle…

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis Management in the ED

December 18, 2019
EB Medicine

Septic arthritis and osteomyelitis often present with a subacute course of illness and vague signs and…