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Urgent Care Emergencies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes


Urgent Care Emergencies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes

Paperback by Goyal, Deepi G. (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester); Mattu, Amal (University of Maryland School of Medicine)

Urgent Care Emergencies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes

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ISBN:
9780470657720
Publication Date:
19 Oct 2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell
Pages:
160 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
New product available - 9781394205684
Urgent Care Emergencies: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes

Description

Urgent Care Emergencies Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes If you see patients in an urgent care center, minor injury unit or other acute care setting, this new clinically-focused guide will help you avoid high-risk pitfalls and achieve optimal outcomes. This must-have resource covers a wide range of emergencies that may be encountered in an urgent care setting, focusing on those that can occur with the most commonly-encountered complaints and conditions, including: Genitourinary complaints Common infections Orthopedic injuries Wounds Back pain Dermatologic complaints The book also includes chapters on common pitfalls during the HEENT examination, effective patient communications, urgent care pharmacology pitfalls, special issues in the care of pediatric and geriatric patients, and more. Each chapter is authored by an experienced acute care clinician and includes clinical pearls that you can apply directly to the care of your own patients. The urgent care center can be a challenging and fast-paced environment, and pitfalls, especially those encountered during emergencies, can have serious consequences for patients' immediate well-being, their recovery time, and possibly their long-term prognosis. More than ever, you need a resource you can trust that has been tailored specifically to the needs of providers in the low-acuity setting.

Contents

List of Contributors vi Preface ix 1 HEENT Pitfalls 1 Alisa M. Gibson and Sarah K. Sommerkamp 2 Management of Genitourinary Complaints 11 George Willis and Nadia Eltaki 3 Orthopedic Pitfalls of the Upper Extremity 21 Brooks M. Walsh and Reinier van Tonder 4 Orthopedic Pitfalls of the Lower Extremity 32 Christopher S. Kiefer 5 Orthopedic Pitfalls: Pediatrics 41 Jana L. Anderson and James L. Homme 6 Pitfalls of Wound Management 52 Michael K. Abraham and Hyung T. Kim 7 Emergency Dermatology for the Acute Care Provider 59 Eric T. Boie and Jennifer A. Lisowe 8 Management of Common Infections 70 Siamak Moayedi and Mercedes Torres 9 Headache 79 Michael J. Laughlin Jr. and David M. Nestler 10 The Evaluation and Management of Back Pain 87 Michael C. Bond 11 Pediatric Pitfalls 97 Jana L. Anderson and James L. Homme 12 Geriatric Pitfalls 109 Joseph P. Martinez 13 Pharmacology Pitfalls and Pearls in Urgent Care Medicine 119 Christopher E. Anderson and Ronna L. Campbell 14 Talking the Talk: Effective Communication in Urgent Care 132 Stephen M. Schenkel Index 141

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