Description
For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Urgent Care Medicine Secrets, 2nd Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.- The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective- Fully revised and updated throughout, covering the full range of topics for understanding today's practice of adult and pediatric urgent care—essential information for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants- Provides an evidence-based approach to medical and traumatic complaints presenting to urgent care centers, focusing on presenting signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, office management, and when to refer for higher level of care- New chapters on Head and Neck Trauma, Chest and Abdominal Trauma, Toxicology, Diagnostic Imaging, Obstetrical Complaints, and more- Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams- Clear illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams expedite reference and review- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Table of Contents
I General Concepts in Urgent Care Medicine1. URGENT CARE MEDICINE: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE2. THE BUSINESS OF URGENT CARE3. OFFICE EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS4. ADULT EMERGENCIES PRESENTING TO URGENT CARE CENTERS5. PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES PRESENTING TO URGENT CARE CENTERSII Adult Urgent Care Medicine6. HEADACHE AND NEUROLOGIC COMPLAINTS7. RED EYE, EYE PAIN, AND VISION LOSS8. EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT9. DENTAL AND MOUTH PAIN10. COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND CHEST PAIN11. ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA12. GENITOURINARY COMPLAINTS13. GYNECOLOGIC COMPLAINTS14. RASHES AND SKIN INFECTIONS15. HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA16. CHEST AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA17. MUSCULOSKELETAL PRESENTATIONS18. INFECTIOUS DISEASE ISSUESIII Pediatric Urgent Care Medicine19. FEVER20. HEADACHE21. EYE COMPLAINTS22. EAR PAIN, NASAL CONGESTION, AND SORE THROAT23. NECK PAIN AND MASSES24. COUGH25. CHEST PAIN26. ABDOMINAL PAIN27. NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND DEHYDRATION28. URINARY AND UROLOGIC COMPLAINTS29. VAGINAL COMPLAINTS30. SKIN RASHES AND INFECTIONS31. LIMP32. HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA33. CHEST AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA34. EXTREMITY TRAUMA35. COMMON NEWBORN COMPLAINTSIV Sports-Related Complaints36. CONCUSSION37. ACUTE NECK PAIN38. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN39. EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE SPRAINS AND STRAINS40. OVERUSE APOPHYSEAL INJURIES41. THE ACUTELY INJURED SHOULDER42. FOOSH (FALL ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND) INJURIES43. ACUTE FINGER AND WRIST INJURIES44. THE ACUTELY SWOLLEN KNEE45. THE ACUTELY LIMPING CHILD46. ANKLE SPRAINS47. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES48. ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE ATHLETE49. WHEN TO IMAGE FOR SPORTS-RELATED COMPLAINTSV Procedures50. WOUND ASSESSMENT, BURNS, AND ANIMAL BITES51. LACERATION REPAIR52. FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION REDUCTIONS53. SPLINTING AND CASTING54. ABSCESS INCISION AND DRAINAGE55. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL56. DENTAL AND ORAL COMPLAINTS AND PROCEDURES57. ANALGESIA AND SEDATIONVI Miscellaneous58. MENTAL HEALTH URGENCIES59. TOXICOLOGY60. TRAVEL MEDICINE61. DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING: GENERAL CONCEPTS62. DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND63. OBSTETRICAL COMPLAINTS
