Comparing Outcomes for Outpatients Treated With Cephalexin for Uncomplicated Cystitis: Is QID Dosing Necessary?
Urgent Message: Patients commonly seek unscheduled care for urinary tract infections (UTIs). Cephalexin is among the most frequently prescribed antibiotics for acute UTI treatment, however, dosing regimens lack standardization. In this small observational study, similar rates of clinical cure and adherence were observed with cephalexin 500 mg dosed every 12 hours vs every 6 hours in patients with cystitis, calling into question whether QID (4 times per day) dosing is necessary. Cassandra Lopane, PharmD; Erica Reed, PharmD, MBOE; Elizabeth Rozycki Citation: Lopane C, Reed E, Rozycki E. Comparing Outcomes for …
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Systematic Rapid Review: Efficacy of Hematoma Blocks for Pediatric Forearm Fractures
Shomel Gauznabi, MBChB, FRNZCGP, FRACGP, FRNZCUC, MD; Ivan Koay, MBChB, MRCS, FRNZCUC, MD Urgent Message: There is literature supporting that regional anesthesia, specifically hematoma blocks, is a safe, effective, and well tolerated alternative to procedural sedation for the management of pediatric forearm fractures. Citation: Gauznabi S, Koay I. Systematic Rapid Review: Efficacy of Hematoma Blocks for Pediatric Forearm Fractures. J Urgent Care Med. 2024; 19(x):42-50 Key Words: pediatric forearm fractures, anesthesia, hematoma blocks, urgent care Author Affiliations: Shomel Gauznabi MBChB. FRNZCGP. FRACGP. FRNZCUC, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Ivan Koay …
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Development of a Positive Urinalysis Criteria Using a Machine Learning Approach
Urgent Message: There are no consensus definitions for what defines a “positive” urinalysis in the pediatric population. This secondary analysis of data from a quality improvement project in a network of pediatric urgent care centers used a machine learning approach to determine which variables on urinalysis most strongly predict a subsequently positive urine culture. Kari Flicker, BS; Jessica Parrott, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE; Tammy Speerhas, DNP, FNP-C; Turaj Vazifedan, DHSc; Theresa Guins, MD; Jeffrey Bobrowitz, MD; Anne McEvoy, MD; Jade Eves, PA-C; Debra Conrad, MD; Benjamin Klick, MD Citation: Flicker K, …
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Development and Implementation of a Headache and Migraine Pathway in Pediatric Urgent Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Urgent Message: There are an estimated 250,000 visits annually associated with pediatric headaches in the United States, 84% of which are not treated according to best evidence-based practice (EBP). The development of an EBP headache and migraine pathway in a pediatric urgent care improved access to evidence-based guidelines and increased clinician confidence and knowledge regarding the diagnosis and management of headaches in children. Sarah J. Nembu, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-AC; Melissa R. Penkalski, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, AE-C Citation: Nembu SJ, Penkalski MR. Development and Implementation of a Headache and Migraine …
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Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chest Pain And Moderate Heart Risk Scores Who Were Referred For An Expedited Outpatient Cardiology Evaluation: A Multi-Center Descriptive Study
Urgent Message: Patients with a moderate-risk HEART score referred from an urgent care center for an expedited outpatient cardiology evaluation were found to have a very low rate of MACE and no occurrence of ischemic cardiac deaths. Citation: Thomson N, Barbarash S, Lebron-Gallagher D, Julson H, Weinstock M. Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chest Pain And Moderate Heart Risk Scores Who Were Referred For An Expedited Outpatient Cardiology Evaluation: A Multi-Center Descriptive Study. J Urgent Care Med. 2024; 18(11): 28-32 Nick Thomson, MD; Svetlana Barbarash, MD; Deloros Lebron-Gallagher, …
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