A newly updated reference that highlights the high-risk aspects of common, seemingly minor medical illnesses and injuries.
Urgent Care Emergencies is a concise, quick reference designed to help healthcare professionals avoid mistakes in challenging, fast-paced clinical settings. This text focuses on the care of patients with acute, seemingly minor illnesses and injuries that, if not properly recognized and managed, can have significant complications. This text covers a wide range of emergencies that may be encountered in urgent care centers, clinics, or other acute care settings. It focuses on the most common complaints and conditions, including genitourinary problems, common infections, orthopedic injuries, wounds, back pain, head and neck problems, and skin complaints. This new edition also includes additional chapters on the importance of effective patient communication, medication errors, special issues in the care of pediatric and geriatric patients, and a special chapter focusing on legal errors.
As healthcare continues to evolve, this second edition serves as an essential resource for clinicians in acute care and emergency departments. Each chapter is written by experienced acute care physicians and contains clinical knowledge that readers can apply directly to the care of their patients.
Written by a team of highly experienced authors, Urgent Care Emergencies emphasizes important topics such as:
Appearingly minor orthopedic injuries with a high risk of limb-threatening vascular injury
Limitations of radiographic imaging in the evaluation of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Potentially life-threatening complications of local anesthetics
The importance of considering necrotizing fasciitis or Fournier’s gangrene in seemingly minor soft tissue infections
Warning signs in pediatric low back pain
Key factors in evaluating a sore throat to prevent complications and speed recovery
This updated edition of Urgent Care Emergencies is an essential, accessible reference for every physician, advanced care provider, and other medical professional working in an environment that manages unplanned acute medical concerns.
