Abstracts in Urgent Care: December, 2013
Long-term survival following pneumococcal pneumonia Key point: Pneumococcal pneumonia foretold considerably higher 10-year mortality than the expected rate. Citation: Sandvall B, Rueda AM, Musher DM. Long-term sur- vival following pneumococcal pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis. 2013;56(8):1145-1146. Before antibiotics, pneumonia was called “the old man’s friend” for carrying the old and infirm to a swift and relatively painless death. Now that short-term survival after pneumonia is the rule, does the disease provide any long-term prognostic information? Veterans …
Read MoreClinical Challenge: May, 2013
The patient, a 22-year-old woman, presented with a complaint of chest pain. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.
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80-year-old male who suffered a blow to the left side of his chest
The patient, an 80-year-old male, suffered a blow to the left side of his chest. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.
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The Role of Urgent Care Centers in Regional Acute Coronary Syndrome Care
Urgent message: Patients with chest pain/acute coronary syndrome often present in outpatient medical settings—including urgent care centers—not designed to treat life-threatening conditions. Exclusive new data suggest that urgent care centers need to be integrated into pre-hospital cardiovascular care pathways. JASON T. WEINGART, MD, THOMAS P. CARRIGAN, MD, MHSA, LEE RESNICK, MD, DANIEL ELLENBERGER, BS, DANIEL I. SIMON, MD, and RICHARD A. JOSEPHSON, MS, MD Emergency medical services and hospital-based emergency departments (EDs) are typically incorporated …
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17-year-old male has persistent chest pain
The patient, a 17-year-old male, presented with a family member to an urgent care center with a history of chest pain for 2 weeks He denied shortness of breath, radiating pain, fever, or any other similar symptoms. His vital signs were stable.
Read MoreClinical Challenge: April, 2012
In each issue, JUCM will challenge your diagnostic acumen with a glimpse of x-rays, electrocardiograms, and photographs of determining conditions that real urgent care patients have presented with. If you would like to submit a case for consideration, please email the relevant materials and presenting information to [email protected]. The patient, a 45-year-old man, presented with vomiting and chest pain. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution of the …
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February 2012
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Urgent message: In patients with chest pain, check chest films carefully to avoid missing an uncommon diagnosis. Joseph Toscano, MD Introduction The traditional differential diagnosis for chest pain includes spontaneous pneumothorax. Chest x-ray is necessary for confirming the diagnosis, and sometimes the findings can be subtle. As in dealing with any infrequently encountered condition, clinicians should consider the diagnosis and closely examine every chest film they order to avoid missing this uncommon diagnosis. Case Presentation …
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21-year-old patient with chest pain on the left side
This 21-year-old patient presented with chest pain on the left side and fever. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis would be.
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