Practice Management
A 24-year-old male patient presents to urgent care with right wrist pain that started while playing golf 2 days ago. The patient recalls swinging the club and hitting the ground rather than the ball, felt a sharp pain in his hand which has been constant since the incident. He has not tried any treatments at home. The provider notes increased pain when the patient flexes his hand, along with a weakened grip compared to the …
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Urgent message: A thorough history and physical exam are essential to positive outcomes and risk reduction when managing patients with hand injuries. Michael B. Weinstock, MD and Ryan Longstreth, MD, FACEP Bouncebacks, in which we recount scenarios of actual patients who were evaluated in and discharged from an emergency department or urgent care facility and then “bounced back” for further treatment, appears semi-monthly in JUCM. Case presentations on each patient, along with case-by-case risk management …
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