What’s Your Diagnosis? Safe Use of Opioids in Children and Adolescents

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

Test Your Knowledge of Influenza in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 32-year-old woman who is 28 weeks pregnant presents to urgent care with a temperature of…

Test Your Knowledge: Angioedema in the Emergency Department

Angioedema is a histamine- or bradykinin-mediated response that can be acquired, hereditary, or idiopathic. Manifestations include…

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…

Test Your Knowledge: Pediatric Ocular Trauma

 Ocular injuries are the most common cause of preventable blindness in children. A detailed and systematic…

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…

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: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the ED

Procedural sedation is a common procedure performed in the emergency department and is a fundamental skill…