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Urgent Care Curveballs-Unexpected Diagnoses (Exp)

Urgent Care Curveballs-Unexpected Diagnoses (Exp)

Course Summary

Credits:

8 CME

Format:

Cost:

Course

$499

Prepare for the unexpected and the atypical presentations

Don’t miss the curveballs of atypical clinical presentations in the urgent care or emergency department setting. In this course, you will learn to identify crucial findings in urology, pediatrics, neurology, orthopedics, toxicology, and more that you may encounter on your next shift. This course includes 8 hours of video content, downloadable pdfs of the slides, 45 case presentations, and a pre- and post-course quiz to test your knowledge.

Topics Covered in the

Course

Urology Curveballs


  • Assessment of urological conditions including uncomplicated UTIs, recurrent UTIs, and hydronephrosis

  • Diagnosis of asymptomatic bacteriuria, pelvic pain and urinary symptoms in women, urethral diverticulum, and epididymitis

  • Atypical causes of urinary frequency, and different causes and complications in men and women

  • Communication with urologists and improvement of patient care


Pediatric Curveballs


  • Atypical pediatric presentations and atypical conditions that are not often seen in the urgent care setting, such as imperforate hymen, hemolytic uremic syndrome, Seymour fracture, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, pneumococcal meningitis, methemoglobinemia, orbital cellulitis, otomycosis, and genital infections

  • Approaches to diagnosing and treating these conditions, including the need for referral to other medical providers


Common and Not so Common Neurologic Presentations


  • Signs and symptoms of neurological presentations and assessment methods to narrow the differential diagnosis

  • Management strategies of atypical presentations and conditions, including B12 deficiencies, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barre Syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), myasthenia gravis, and multiple sclerosis


Ticks and the Curves They Throw


  • Risk factors for tick-borne diseases and co-infection

  • Strategies for determining the organism that has caused the disease and applying targeted care, and methods for differentiating tick-borne disease from other disease processes

  • Review and management of tick-borne diseases, including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Colorado tick fever, ehrlichiosis, Heartland and Bourbon virus diseases, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rickettsia Parkeri rickettsiosis, and tick-borne relapsing fever


Just Back Pain?


  • Atypical back pain presentations, such as cauda equina syndrome, spinal epidural hematoma, and spinal epidural abscess

  • High-risk causes of back pain that may present non-specifically as well as red flags

  • Summary of pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and alternative treatments


COVID Curveball Cases


  • Identify atypical presentations of COVID-19, including GI complaints and atypical rashes.

  • Atypical symptoms and findings associated with COVID-19.

  • COVID-19 Testing

  • Viral Transmission

  • Quarantine guidelines


Common Household Medications and Toxic Food Poisonings


  • Clinical presentations of the poisoned patient in the outpatient setting

  • Management strategies for toxicologic emergencies, including caustic eye injuries, pediatric ingestions, fish poisoning, brown recluse and black widow spider bites, and warfarin toxicity

  • Pearls for management and appropriate disposition (ED vs. home) for these patients


Hot Joints


  • Signs and symptoms of septic joints

  • Appropriate examination techniques and diagnostic testing, including x-rays, ultrasound, aspiration, and labs

  • Strategies for proper treatment and disposition

Courses Included

Urgent Care Curveballs-Unexpected Diagnoses (Exp)

Urgent Care Curveballs-Unexpected Diagnoses (Exp)

Urgent Care Curveballs-Unexpected Diagnoses (Exp)

Continuing Medical Education

ACCME Accreditation:

Master Clinicians, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

Master Clinicians, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsâ„¢. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA Accreditation:

This educational activity is eligible for 8 Category 2-B credit hours by the American Osteopathic Association.

Urgent Care Curveballs-Unexpected Diagnoses (Exp)

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