Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Schools Ease Student Return Protocol, Perhaps Too Much

The American Academy of Pediatrics offers recommendations for parents with sick kids, saying they should stay home for fever, vomiting, or diarrhea in the past 24 hours or when kids aren’t well enough to participate at school. But many school districts have their own sets of rules for when a child can or cannot come to class. According to AP News, 25% of California students missed 10% of class days last school year, and the …

Urgent Care Evaluation of Diarrhea

Urgent message: Diarrheal illness presents with varying degrees of severity and a broad range of etiologies. The urgent care center provider’s ability to gather key information from the medical history and physical examination, determine when laboratory testing is beneficial, and recognize indications for treatment is essential for the effective and efficient treatment of this common symptom. NATHAN M. FINNERTY, MD, and MICHAEL WEINSTOCK, MD Introduction Diarrheal illness is a common presenting complaint to all urgent care centers. In the United …