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Informationen zum Autor EDITED BY Deepi G. Goyal MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA Amal Mattu MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Professor and Vice Chair; Director, Faculty Development Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Klappentext This text was developed to help providers who evaluate low acuity complaints in any setting. The aim is to highlight common pitfalls in the management of those seemingly minor illnesses or injuries, which if not identified early or if managed incorrectly can have devastating and longterm consequences. This text will bring the provider's attention to high-risk aspects of chief complaints that may be encountered in a variety of low-acuity settings.Focused on high-risk pitfalls practitioners may encounter in everyday practice, each of the book's chapters is written by an expert chosen for his/her expertise in their respective topics. Chapters include clinical pearls for improving patients' outcomes. Zusammenfassung Identifies the high-risk pitfalls practitioners are likely to encounter in these settings and discusses how to recognize/avoid them Includes 'clinical pearls' aimed at optimizing patient care Timely: demand for urgent care services has never been greater and providers are under pressure as never before to deliver efficient, effective care. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
