Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

Although most of these injuries would not be considered emergent, correct diagnosis and referral of these patients is important to keep them active and decrease their likelihood of suffering the heart attacks, strokes, and chronic pain we see daily.

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Fractures EMS Urgent Care Stroke 52

PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As well, while systemic corticosteroids benefitted patients requiring oxygen in the RECOVERY evaluation , in the sub-population of patients without supplemental oxygen requirements, corticosteroids may have been harmful. Inclusion criteria were outpatients at least 65 years of age, or at least 50 years of age with comorbidities [i.e.,

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Urgent Care Hospitals Stroke Wellness 40

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

with Covid-19 randomized to 800 μg of inhaled budesonide twice daily had significantly fewer urgent care visits, and faster resolution of symptoms. In most of these studies, diagnostic imaging was only performed on patients at higher pretest probability for PE according to Wells criteria or other risk stratification.

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COPD Stroke Academics Urgent Care 95

Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The exodus of primary care providers from the profession as well as the waning interest of trainees in the field has resulted in a crisis. Sick patients can no longer see their primary care doctor. They are routinely forced to see urgent care providers who lack any long term relationship with them.

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Urgent Care Stroke Wellness Outcomes 111