Urgent Care MedicineThe first book devoted to the needs of clinicians working at Urgent Care Centers. This concise, practical manual is geared specifically for physicians and other clinicians staffing the growing number of Urgent Care Centers. Urgent Care Medicine covers the unique aspects of medical practice at these centers including; staffing, patient profiles, interfacility transport, and the most common procedures performed at these centers. The book features easy-to-find critical information and quick-reference appendices on Differential Diagnoses of Chief Complaints & Presenting Symptoms and Radiologic Diagnosis Pearls, |
Contents
Definition of FastTrack and Urgent Care Medicine | 3 |
Documentation | 23 |
Interfacility Transport of Patients from the Urgent Care Setting | 29 |
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