Tag: Musculoskeletal

Coding Challenge (UC)

Coding Challenge: Acute Joint Pain in Urgent Care

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

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: SUBJECTIVE: 64-year-old…

Brain Teaser (UC)

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

September 1, 2023
EB Medicine

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

Brain Teaser (UC)

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

September 1, 2023
EB Medicine

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

Brain Teaser

Test Your Knowledge: Dangerous Back Pain in Children

April 20, 2023
EB Medicine

Back pain in the pediatric population remains an unusual and concerning complaint that may be an…

Risk Management Pitfalls

Risk Management Pitfalls for Pediatric Patients with Back Pain

April 3, 2023
EB Medicine

Our recent issue Emergency Department Management of Dangerous Back Pain in Children reviews rare but dangerous etiologies…

Brain Teaser (UC)

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

February 1, 2023
angiew@ebmedicine.net

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
angiew@ebmedicine.net

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

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…

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…