Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

66-Year-Old With Weakness and Dyspnea

A 66-year-old male presents in the urgent care, saying “it’s hard to breathe.” He’s had weakness and dyspnea for one day. The patient has a medical history of diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure. The patient has a pacemaker. 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

52-Year-Old With a Lateral Nasal Growth

A 52-year-old man presents to urgent care for a new growth on his nose. On examination, a smooth, faint pink papule with overlying scant telangiectasias was seen at the lateral nasal sidewall. View the image above and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the following page.

46-Year-Old Male With Severe, Worsening Chest Pain

A 46-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented in an urgent care center saying he’s had chest pain for 2 days. He also said the pain has been worsening each day, and today it is severe. He denies nausea, vomiting, or shortness of breath. On exam, he appears uncomfortable but has normal vital signs. View the ECG captured above and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is …

4-Year-Old With Right-Sided Pelvic Pain

On a Friday afternoon, a worried mother brings her 4-year-old daughter to the urgent care. She says the girl is complaining that her “side hurts.” The mother can’t recall any recent falls or injuries. Review the image of the anterior to posterior (AP) pelvis taken upon presentation and consider possible diagnoses and next steps you would recommend to the family.

A 75-Year-Old Female with Dizziness and a Slow Heartbeat

The patient is a 75-year-old female who presents with dizziness and a slow heartbeat. She has a history of hypertension. View the ECG taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case begins on the next page.

A 49-Year-Old with a 4-Week-Old Lesion on Her Toe

A 49-year-old woman presents with a lesion that developed over her right toe over the past 4 weeks. It is painless, but has begun to bleed. On examination, a smooth, pink, friable, eroded nodule is seen on the nail bed. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.

A 69-Year-Old with Neck Pain After a Car Crash

A 69-year-old man presents with “neck pain” after a care crash. Lateral and oblique views of the lower cervical spine are ordered. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the following page.

A 67-Year-Old Male with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and a History of Lung Cancer

Click Here to download the article PDF. A 67-year-old male presents to urgent care complaining of pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. He has a history of lung cancer, but denies known cardiac history. View the ECG taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is describe on the next page.

A 23-Year-Old with a Pruritic, Spreading Rash

Click Here to download the article PDF. A 23-year-old woman presents with a severely pruritic rash that developed on her leg and is spreading. The patient reports that 2 days prior to onset, she had gone hiking with her dog. She recalls going off-trail and brushing up against “woody vines and shrubs.” She denies sustaining insect bites and notes that the sun was particularly intense that day, so she wonders if this may be a …

A 30-Year-Old Male with Chest and Leg Pain—and a History of Polysubstance Use

Click Here to download the PDF A 30-year-old male with history of polysubstance use presents after a motor vehicle collision. He reports chest and leg pain, and denies nausea, vomiting, or shortness of breath. He has no known cardiac history. View the ECG taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page.