Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

4-year-old patient incurs blow to head

This 4-year-old patient suffered a blow to the head. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

33-year-old patient presenting vomiting and chest pain

This 33-year-old patient presented with pain in the left side of the chest. The patient was vomiting and not tolerating PO. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

57-year old patient bothered by a troublesome cough

This otherwise healthy 57-year-old patient presented with a bothersome cough in the right side of the chest. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

42-year-old man unable to bear weight on his ankle

This 42-year-old patient twisted his left foot. The patient is in pain but able to bear weight. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

32-year-old patient sustains blow to chest

This 42-year-old patient suffered a blow to the chest and presents with pain but is assumed to be otherwise healthy. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

17-year-old boy experiencing pain from injured knee

The patient is a 17-year-old boy who presents with a ‘twisted” left knee sustained in a fall. He is able to bear weight, though it is obvious he is in pain. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

62-year-old experiencing progressive shoulder pain

The patient is a 62-year-old who presents with a primary complaint of right shoulder pain that developed over time. The patient denies any trauma and appears well. The history and examination are unremarkable. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

42-year-old woman in considerable ankle pain

The patient is a 42-year-old who presents to urgent care after “twisting” her left foot. She is able to bear weight on the foot, though not without evident considerable pain. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.

23-year-old male has persistent wound after crushing finger

The patient is a 23-year-old healthy male presenting for a “wound check” about four weeks after crushing his left fifth finger in a car door. At that time, x-rays were negative for a fracture. He was placed on cephalexin because of a small avulsion of skin on the distal aspect of the finger. Today, you find that the distal aspect of the dermis of the fifth finger has sloughed off. The underlying tissue is pink, …

14-year-old boy with lower back pain stemming from fall

The patient is a 14-year-old boy who presents with low back pain after falling from “a high height” and landing on his feet. Exam is normal except for tenderness in the mid-lumbar region. View the image taken and consider what your diagnosis and next steps would be.