What’s Your Diagnosis? Constipation in the ED

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

Test Your Knowledge: Constipation in the Emergency Department

Each year, over 1.3 million patients visit the emergency department for constipation. Most cases are benign,…

Coding Challenge: Acute Joint Pain in Urgent Care

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

Test Your Knowledge of Managing Acute Joint Pain in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

An 8-year-old girl is brought to urgent care by her parents with a complaint of pain…

Test Your Knowledge of Managing Acute Joint Pain in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 25-year-old previously healthy man presents to urgent care with sudden-onset swelling and severe pain in…

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…

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…