Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Boerhaave Syndrome in a 41-Year-Old Female

Urgent message: While Boerhaave syndrome is a rare finding, a relatively high number of cases may present in the urgent care setting. As such, awareness of and vigilance for related symptoms are essential to taking a proper history and, ultimately, early diagnosis of acute, subacute, or chronic Boerhaave syndrome. John Shufeldt, MD, MBA, JD, FACEP, Amber Hawkins, and Carli Nichta, MS4 Introduction Boerhaave syndrome is a spontaneous esophageal rupture indicated in some cases by …

Assessing for Life-threatening Chest Pain in the Urgent Care Center

Urgent message: Data show that urgent care centers are becoming a more common destination for patients experiencing chest pain. Immediate recognition of emergent vs. urgent causes may be the make-or-break moment for the patient’s outcome. Jasmeet Singh Bhogal, MD Introduction Evaluation of chest pain always presents as a diagnostic challenge, be it in the outpatient family medicine setting or the hospital emergency department. In fact, urgent care centers occupy a unique position in the equation; …