Urgent Care Emergencies - Avoiding the Pitfalls and Improving the Outcomes - by Deepi G Goyal & Amal Mattu (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

About the Author

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