Practice Management
Urgent message: Because typical participants in mixed martial arts are young and healthy, many present to urgent care settings with a clear musculoskeletal injury and no other medical problems. Do not be distracted by the most obvious injury. Injuries from atypical mechanisms of injury are common in mixed martial arts and should be considered when evaluating a patient who has sustained injuries while participating in the sport. DEENA R. ZIMMERMAN, MD, MPH, IBCLC; NAHUM KOVALSKI, …
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Urgent message: Fear of fever leads many parents to seek urgent care. Addressing their fears should be part of the care of febrile children. DEENA R. ZIMMERMAN, MD, MPH, IBCLC; NAHUM KOVALSKI, MD; BARUCH HAIN, BA; and JOSHUA LIPSITZ, PHD In several studies, researchers have found that a large percentage of parents have fever phobia, or inaccurate beliefs about the harmfulness of an elevated body temperature. Those studies were conducted in primary-care settings, so we …
Read MoreTHE CASE The patient, a 6-year-old girl, presented with a fever and cough. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
Read MoreTHE CASE The patient, a 67-year-old man, presented after a blow to his left shoulder. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
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This x-ray was taken on a 21-year-old man with a blow to his right shoulder. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
Read MoreThe patient, a 59-year-old man with diabetes, presented with pain and swelling over his lateral right foot. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
Read MoreTHE CASE This x-ray was taken on a 29-year-old man with a blow to his left elbow. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
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The patient, a 7-year-old girl, presented after falling and twisting her left knee. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Click to the next page below to see the resolution to this case!
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This x-ray was taken on a 27-year-old man with a cough and fever. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be
Read MoreTHE CASE The patient, a 53-year-old man, presented with acute back pain after a fall. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
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