Practice Management
A 60-year-old man presents to urgent care complaining of an annoying cough for several months. He states that he frequently has sputum production with his cough. He denies any fever, chills, or other symptoms. Review the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the following page.
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A 15-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents after he was noted to be gasping for air and difficult to arouse after taking a nap. At the urgent care, an ECG is obtained. View the ECG captured above and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.
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A 29-year-old woman presents to urgent care for a painful rash that developed on her arm. It started 1 day after working on a landscaping project that involved pulling weeds under intense sunlight. On examination, an edematous, pink, scaly plaque and nearby erosions are seen on her right arm. The patient appears well and has no systemic symptoms. View the image below and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the …
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A 48-year-old man presents to urgent care complaining of pain in his right foot after hiking last weekend on a rough trail. He denies any trauma or specific injury. Review the images below and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the following page.
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A 42-year-old woman presented to urgent care early in the morning saying that she felt a stinging sensation on her arm while she was cleaning her basement the previous day. She thinks it might be a bite but didn’t see anything. She had subsequent marked pain at the site and over the past few hours developed nausea and muscle aches. On physical examination, the patient had a temperature of 101.3°F (38.5°C). There were reddish-brown reticulate …
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A 57-year-old man presents to urgent care with progressive dyspnea for 1 month. The patient has a history of unmanaged hypertension. View the ECG captured above and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.
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A 38-year-old man present to urgent care complaining of pain around his entire pelvis after a fall on a slippery floor at home. Imaging is obtained. Review the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the following page.
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A 21-year-old man presents to urgent care concerned about a painless blackish lesion that had developed on his left heel. On examination, a stippled, deeply violaceous, blackish patch with overlying scale was seen on his plantar heel. He had no history of dermatological disease but mentioned he played in a basketball tournament last week. View the image above and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on …
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A 61-year-old male presents to urgent care complaining of light-headedness. The patient has a medical history of hypertension and recently started metoprolol. View the ECG captured above and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.
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A 42-year-old man presents to urgent care with knee pain. He says the pain started when he was playing soccer, just as he kicked a ball toward the goal. Ultimately, he had to leave the game because of the pain. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the following page.
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