The unique anatomy and skeletal immaturity of children can make pediatric elbow injuries particularly difficult to evaluate and manage. This issue provides an evidence-based approach to the management of pediatric elbow injuries in the emergency department. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits and 0.25 Risk Management credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 10/01/2029.

Severe traumatic brain injury remains a leading global cause of death and long-term disability. This issue highlights critical early interventions and evolving best practices that can shape patient outcomes. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 03/01/2029

Inside Guide to X-Ray Interpretation is an evidence-based online CME course designed for urgent care clinicians seeking to improve confidence and accuracy in reading X-rays. The course teaches a systematic approach to chest and musculoskeletal radiograph interpretation, emphasizing image quality assessment, density-based anatomy recognition, and clinical correlation.

This issue reviews the evaluation and management of injuries that occur after a motor vehicle collision presenting in the urgent care setting. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 01/01/2029

This Stroke EXTRA CME supplement (free to Emergency Medicine Practice subscribers) reviews the occurrence of stroke in young adults, along with evidence-based guidance on the assessment and management of this patient population to reduce the extent of disability. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Stroke credits. CME expires on 12/20/2028.

This Stroke EXTRA CME supplement (free to Emergency Medicine Practice subscribers) reviews ED management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, an uncommon cause of stroke. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Stroke credits. CME expires on 10/01/2028.

This printable PDF compiles all 42 of the 2023 issues of Points & Pearls for Emergency Medicine Practice, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, and Evidence-Based Urgent Care. FREE to complete bundle subscribers. (No CME for this activity).

For patients with knee pain, ruling out dangerous causes with appropriate testing and follow-up can contribute to increased patient comfort as well as healthcare cost savings. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 03/01/2028

This issue reviews the evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected traumatic intracranial hemorrhage. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 02/01/2028

Patients with alkali caustic exposure require prompt evaluation for classification of their injuries to determine the need for imaging, intubation, or surgical intervention. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 01/01/2028

Low back pain is usually due to benign causes, but emergency clinicians must be able to identify red flag causes of pain in order to avoid patient morbidity, disability, and mortality. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 11/01/2027

Shoulder pain complaints in urgent care may be caused by acute injury or by overuse. Accurate diagnosis is essential to preventing chronic pain, disability, and complications. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits. CME expires on 07/01/2027.

This Stroke EXTRA CME supplement (free to Emergency Medicine Practice subscribers) reviews the use of ultrasound in acute stroke, with a focus on applications of interest to emergency clinicians. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Stroke CME credits. CME expires on 05/15/2027.

It is often challenging to distinguish bacterial from viral causes of pneumonia in children, but this distinction is vital for effective treatment. This issue provides guidance for the diagnosis and management of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia in the urgent care setting. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible 4 Infectious Disease and 1 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 01/01/2027.

This Stroke EXTRA CME supplement (free to Emergency Medicine Practice subscribers) reviews evidence-based recommendations for the ED evaluation and management of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Stroke and .5 Pharmacology CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 07/20/2026.

This issue reviews the clinical evaluation and management of acute hand injuries in the urgent care setting. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits. CME expires on 02/01/2029.

Focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with blunt injuries to the chest, ribs and lung. Decision rules for chest x-ray, CT and bedside lung ultrasonography; treatment controversies including the limitations of needle thoracostomy using standard needle, chest tube placement, and chest tube size. Also airway and ventilation management. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits. CME expires on 06/01/2019.

The use and limitations of the FAST examination in patients with blunt pelvic trauma, including the when to perform the exam during the trauma survey and how FAST can be used for abdominal trauma with pelvic injuries. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Trauma CME credits. CME expires on 03/01/2019.

This issue focuses on common indications for diagnostic ultrasound, as found in the pediatric literature or extrapolated from adult literature where pediatric evidence is scarce.

A critical appraisal of the existing guidelines for the management of motor vehicle trauma and for the use of appropriate child-safety restraints is presented.

This issue of Emergency Medicine Practice discusses the initial workup and management of patients with primary headache disorders, with special detail to classification and medication options.

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, an overview of the technical features of MRI will be presented in order to provide a framework for understanding its limits and potential benefits.

Anyone who works in an emergency department (ED) knows that abdominal pain (or some variation of it) is one of the most frequent presenting complaints evaluated. Although it is difficult to truly quantify, it is estimated that abdominal pain accounts for 5 - 10% of all ED visits and that emergency physicians care for nearly eight million patients with abdominal pain each year.1-3 The sheer volume of potential diagnoses coupled with the lack of evidenced-based standards create a dilemma when determining a diagnostic study choice. The question of which radiological modality and when to utilize it is further complicated by the rapid advances in radiolographic technology. The goal of this Emergency Medicine Practice article is to provide a functional framework for the diagnostic evaluation of the patient with nontraumatic abdominal pain.