URGENT CARE reaches high-prescribing physicians and health care professionals in one of the fastest-growing, most dynamic settings for health care delivery today. Every issue contains high-quality, peer-reviewed clinical content, information on business practice management, and continuing medical education offered in conjunction with our accredited partner, the AAUCM. In-depth feature articles and case presentations address clinical scenarios urgent care clinicians see every day.
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
Vol. 2 No. 10
Influenza: Are You Ready for the New Season?
Christopher Maples, MD, and Sandra Deane, MD
Vaccines and antiviral drugs help, but this is one bug that can’t be exterminated easily. The authors explain the latest diagnostic and therapeutic methods to help you meet the perennial challenge of “the flu.”
COVER ARTICLE /CME
Management of Upper Extremity Fractures
David E. J. Bazzo, MD, Julie J. Chuan, MD, and Anthony Saglimbeni, MD
The weekend athlete with signs and symptoms of upper extremity fracture is a clinical scenario on the rise. In the first of two articles, the authors present an overview of the care of these patients, including assessment, documentation, treatment, follow-up, and possible complications. Click here for full article text.
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Unusual Causes of Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Christopher T. Buresh, MD, and Mark A. Graber, MD
The patient seeking treatment for yet another episode of severe abdominal pain often has been through extensive workups without a diagnosis. The authors explain how to make sure the differential bases, ranging from abdominal wall trigger points to hypercalcemia to epiploic appendagitis, have been fully covered before you decide that the pain is of psychogenic origin.
Radiology Quiz Roundup
Brian L. Patterson, MD
For the final issue of 2007, we thought you might enjoy a recap of the year’s nine “Radiology Quiz” cases. |
