September 2010
Highlights
Providing DOT Medical Certification Exams for Commercial Drivers
For every interstate 18-wheeler or bus you pass (or get stuck behind), there’s a driver who had to pass a Department of Transportation certification exam. Could your practice be bolstered by your becoming accredited to conduct such exams?
By Ellison H. Wittels, MD, FACP
Promethazine-induced Tissue Necrosis: A Case Presentation
Promethazine is likely to be the right choice for many situations that arise in your urgent care center. As with all medications, however, there are potential hazards.
By Shailendra Saxena, MD, PhD, Naureen Rafiq, MD, Liji George, MD, Cara Olsen, PharmD, and Mikayla Spangler, PharmD
PLUS
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: Physician Recruiting: Standing Out in a Crowd
- From the Executive Director: Scrutiny
- Abstracts in Urgent Care: On Pediatric Seizures, Hot vs. Cold Packs, Hair Apposition vs. Suturing Scalp Lacerations, Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Children, Pertussis in California, Immobilization After Colles Fracture Reduction
- Insights in Images: Clinical Challenge
- Health Law: Cleared for Takeoff
- Coding Q&A: Coding for Rectal Strep and Injury Exposure Visits, Billing for Slit Lamp Exams, and Follow-up on Splinting
- Occupational Medicine: Understanding the True Value of the Occupational Health Product
- Developing Data: Reasons Parents Choose the ED over the Pediatrician's Office
IN THE NEXT ISSUE
Poisonings rank right behind motor vehicle accidents among leading causes of death in the U.S., with unintentional ingestion being the most common precipitating event. Whether the substance is a hypnotic, an opioid, a street drug, or even a cardiovascular or over-the-counter product, preparation is key to immediate, lifesaving action.
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