Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Chronic Calf Pain and Limp: A Case Report of Pediatric Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

Urgent Message: Pediatric patients frequently present to urgent care with musculoskeletal complaints, but clinicians must remain aware of the less common surgical and medical emergencies that can present with these symptoms. Key Words: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis; Pediatric Limp; Antalgic Gait; Obesity; Urgent Care Diagnosis Abstract Clinical Presentation: A 13-year-old male presented to a pediatric urgent care with the chief complaint of left calf pain for a month that had acutely worsened over the past …

Back Pain From Vertebral Metastases in Prostate Cancer: A Case Report

Urgent Message: Persistent, non-mechanical back pain should raise suspicion for non-muscular causes, and in this case, such pain in an older man was related to a diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer with bone involvement. Rimsha Afzal, MA; Gregory M. Thompson, MD Key Words: Vertebral Metastases; Metastatic Prostate Cancer; Urgent Care Diagnosis Abstract Introduction: Back pain is a common presentation in the urgent care center. While the majority of diagnoses are self-resolving and of a musculoskeletal …

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