Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Abstracts in Urgent Care – June 2026

Comparing Point-of-Care Ultrasound With X-Rays in Pediatric Physeal Injuries Take Home Point: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) demonstrated a high sensitivity in detecting traumatic bone and physeal fractures in children. However, it had only moderate concordance with x-rays (XR) in assessing the extension of the fracture into the joint space and Salter-Harris classification. Citation: Gurkan O, Kozaci N, Colak S, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography in physeal fractures. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Feb;100:198-204. doi: …

Assessment and Management of Scrotal Disorders

Urgent message: Males with a scrotal disorder often present to urgent care with pain, swelling, or both. Especially in boys and young men, it is important to quickly assess the acute scrotum, which can be a surgical emergency. Jason Chao, MD, MS Introduction Males with a scrotal disorder often present with pain, swelling, — or both. Because of the location of the problem, patients often choose to seek urgent medical attention. Especially in boys and …

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