ABPS Urgent Care case studies
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Urgent Care Medicine is one of the specialties in which the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) offers physician board certification. ABPS describes itself as a nationally recognized multi-specialty certifying body that certifies both allopathic and osteopathic physicians across a range of specialties, and Urgent Care Medicine appears on its published specialty list. The ABPS Urgent Care case studies are 5 cases and about 3,681 words.
1Closing-Time Dyspnea: New-Onset Heart Failure or Something Worse?
A 62-year-old woman walks in 20 minutes before closing with three days of worsening breathlessness. She now naps in a chair, has 2-pillow orthopnea, and both ankles are tight.
754 words, about 4 min2Punch Wound Over the Fifth Metacarpal Head: To Suture or Not
A 24-year-old dishwasher punched a wall during an argument and presents 20 hours later with a 1.2 cm laceration over the dorsal aspect of the fifth metacarpal head. The edges are macerated, there is surrounding erythema with a small amount of purulent drainage, and he has full range of motion with intact sensation and capillary refill.
723 words, about 4 min3Point-of-Care INR 4.7 With Oozing Gums
A 71-year-old man on warfarin for atrial fibrillation comes in with two days of oozing gums after a dental cleaning and a 4 cm bruise on his forearm. He feels well: no melena, no hematuria, no headache, and his neurologic exam is normal.
714 words, about 4 min4Needlestick in a Pregnant Nurse: The 72-Hour Window
A 31-year-old registered nurse, 10 weeks pregnant, presents three hours after a hollow-bore needlestick while drawing blood from a 78-year-old nursing home resident with advanced dementia. The wound is a pinpoint on her left index finger; she expressed blood and washed with soap and water at the facility.
737 words, about 4 min5Anaphylaxis After Ceftriaxone in a Third-Trimester Patient
A 29-year-old woman at 28 weeks' gestation presents with two days of dysuria, right flank pain, and fever to 38.6 C. She has no vomiting, and urine dipstick is positive for leukocyte esterase and nitrite.
753 words, about 4 min