Test Your Knowledge of Tick-Borne Illnesses in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A 10-year-old girl presents to your urgent care outside of Philadelphia with a mild fever, fatigue,…

Test Your Knowledge of Tick-Borne Illnesses in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 52-year-old man arrives at your clinic in central Florida complaining of 3 days of fever,…

Coding Challenge: Tick-Borne Illness in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: SUBJECTIVE 35-year-old…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Life-Threatening Secondary Headaches in Pediatric Patients

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

Test Your Knowledge: Life-Threatening Secondary Headaches in Pediatric Patients

Headache is a common complaint in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department. Diagnosis of life-threatening…

Coding Challenge: Dental Emergencies in Urgent Care

Determine the correct evaluation and management (E/M) service code for this urgent care encounter: SUBJECTIVE 56-year-old…

Test Your Knowledge of Dental Emergencies in Urgent Care (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 23-year-old woman presents with lower jaw pain after blunt trauma. She denies dental malocclusion but seems…

Test Your Knowledge of Dental Emergencies in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

A healthy 24-year-old man presents 2 hours after a bicycle accident in which he went over…

Test Your Knowledge of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Urgent Care (Postscript 1 of 2)

High-risk community-required pneumonia (CAP) mimics include all of the following conditions EXCEPT: a.   Congestive heart failure…