Urgent Care

[ComicBookHero20]

Does anyone know of any textbooks or resources for Urgent care?

Like a source of procedures or common diagnoses?

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[MedicineDoc]

Incision and drainage, fish hook removal, flu, allergies, doctors excuses for bogus illnesses, tick bites, "spider bites" (spiders get Blamed for any skin infection regardless of not being seen), vag panels (bacterial vagininosis, trichimonas, vaginal candidiasis), std screens, uti, sprains, plantar fascitis, eczema, broken bones, bursitis, ear wax, ear infections, sore throats, mono, varicella breakthrough infections, pertussis breakthrough, pityriasis rosea, herpes labialis, genital herpes, pelvic pain, menstrual cramps, ruptured ovarian cysts, rule out tubal pregnancy, pregnancy screens, floriscean eye exams, gastroenteritis, strep screens, cellulitis, athletes foot, school physicals, chronic back pain ie sciatica, sacroilitis, compression fractures, bursitis, contact dermatitis, lacerations, patellar femoral pain syndrome, carpal tunnel, trigger finger, "turkey mites" lice, chest pain, ekgs, flu, asthma, colds, pneumonia, erysipelas, ingrown toe nails, questionable Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease and other tick born illness, poison ivey, allergic rashes, tinea corpus, pedis and capitis, eczema, copd exacerbation, That about covers it.

 

[deleted87716]

Haven't read them, but...

http://www.amazon.com/Urgent-Care-Medicine-Tanise-Edwards/dp/0070220689

http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Medicine-Materials-Symposium-Proceedings/dp/1560534486

I would think that a small library would be more appropriate than a single book. Along those lines...

http://www.ucaoa.org/docs/UCTexts.pdf

Of course, 90% of what you'll see in urgent care will be URIs and back pain, so perhaps that's overkill.

 

[ComicBookHero20]

any idea on when to splint, when not to splint?

 

[deleted87716]

No. 1 on the list I posted previously: http://www.amazon.com/Office-Orthopedics-Primary-Care-Treatment/dp/1416022066

A little CME would probably be in order, as well.

 

[Toohotinvegas33]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/143770428X

add this book to your list, it discusses when to splint, cast, refer, when to refer emergently, how long to cast, splint buddy tape etc... its my urgent care curbside consult.

 

[galactus]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/143770428X

add this book to your list, it discusses when to splint, cast, refer, when to refer emergently, how long to cast, splint buddy tape etc... its my urgent care curbside consult.

This book 100%. We even use this book in sports medicine fellowship.

 

[cabinbuilder]

any idea on when to splint, when not to splint?

A lot of splinting is common sense. How soon can they see ortho? How much does it hurt? How bad is the break? How bad is the sprain? You can have a sprain and a fracture that you can't see right away. Is the person normally mobile or in a wheelchair? Will a walking boot work better over a splint if the patient works? Etc.