Urgent Care Emergencies – Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes

EDITED BY Deepi G. Goyal MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA Amal Mattu MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Professor and Vice Chair; Director, Faculty Development Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

List of Contributors, vi Preface, ix 1 HEENT Pitfalls, 1 Alisa M. Gibson and Sarah K. Sommerkamp 2 Management of Genitourinary Complaints, 11 George Willis and Nadia Eltaki 3 Orthopedic Pitfalls of the Upper Extremity, 21 Brooks M. Walsh and Reinier van Tonder 4 Orthopedic Pitfalls of the Lower Extremity, 32 Christopher S. Kiefer 5 Orthopedic Pitfalls: Pediatrics, 41 Jana L. Anderson and James L. Homme 6 Pitfalls of Wound Management, 52 Michael K. Abraham and Hyung T. Kim 7 Emergency Dermatology for the Acute Care Provider, 59 Eric T. Boie and Jennifer A. Lisowe 8 Management of Common Infections, 70 Siamak Moayedi and Mercedes Torres 9 Headache, 79 Michael J. Laughlin Jr. and David M. Nestler 10 The Evaluation and Management of Back Pain, 87 Michael C. Bond 11 Pediatric Pitfalls, 97 Jana L. Anderson and James L. Homme 12 Geriatric Pitfalls, 109 Joseph P. Martinez 13 Pharmacology Pitfalls and Pearls in Urgent Care Medicine, 119 Christopher E. Anderson and Ronna L. Campbell 14 Talking the Talk: Effective Communication in Urgent Care, 132 Stephen M. Schenkel Index, 141