When it comes to traumatic injuries seen in the emergency room or urgent care, animal bites rank fairly high on the list of most common injuries. Whether a cat, dog, hamster, raccoon, prairie dog, monkey, or shark, we have seen them all. As a provider, we need to know how to deal with this efficiently … Read more
Basic Approach Unexplained abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints presenting to every emergency, urgent care, or primary care setting. Often, the work up does not reveal a particular source for one’s abdominal pain. Consequently, this triggers further testing and/or consultation. This subsequently requires the patient to monitor their symptoms with close provider … Read more
How many hours a day do you spend on your phone? How many hours a day do you think young adults spend on their phone? In a study done by Samani et al. (2018), 42% of young adults, age 18-24, spend an average of 2-4 hours a day on their phone and 27% of young … Read more
Patients often ask, “what exercise or stretch can I do to help my low back?” Most of the timethey are looking for a one exercise, one stretch chronic low back pain solution and it isn’t that simple. The reality is there is no one exercise or stretch that is going to fix and prevent chronic … Read more
Do you know the four types of shock and how to manage shock patients based on they type of shock they are in? If shock patients are not routine in your practice, this review will re-familiarize you with them and the therapeutic interventions recommended for treatment. What are the four types of shock? Shock is … Read more
I know all of you at some point or another have had patients with low back pain and probably even had low back pain yourself. We are all aware of how common low back pain is — and the reality of it being a costly issue due to lost work days, a decrease in productivity … Read more
