Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Six days prior, the patient was evaluated at an urgent care and prescribed doxycycline and prednisone. Ocular point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) was performed as seen below. Our patient underwent anterior orbitotomy, but there are case reports in the literature of ultrasound-guided drainage (4). Brzycki et al.

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Urgent Care Emergency Department Documentation/Coding 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

Written by Willy Frick A 46 year old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to urgent care with complaint of "chest burning." The documentation does not describe any additional details of the history. They also documented "Reproducible chest tenderness." The following ECG was obtained.

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EKG/ECG Burns Urgent Care Documentation/Coding 103

EMDocs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The facility does not have ultrasound (US) availability at the time of the patient’s presentation, as the sonographer comes to the hospital only 2 days a week. First, examine the patient and risk-stratify them for the diagnosis of DVT before deciding on the clinical utility of an ultrasound. What findings make a DVT more likely?

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Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding Wellness EMS 71

ACEP Now

JANUARY 4, 2025

A typical shift when he was starting out would include patients falling into what was coded as 1350 major medical/trauma, 1060 minor medical/trauma, or 1050 medical walk-in. Now, we have ultrasound or CT scans to confirm. Today, physicians can utilize MRIs, CT, and ultrasound, with the latter often available at the point of care.

Forensics 52

Forensics Urgent Care Hospitals Emergency Department 52