This issue offers a strategic approach to the evaluation of neonatal rashes and offers guidance for differentiating benign findings from those that should raise concern and lead to further evaluation and management. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Infectious Disease CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 12/01/2028

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This issue of Evidence-Based Urgent Care details current diagnostic methodologies used to evaluate respiratory and genitourinary complaints. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 ObGyn and 2 Infectious Disease CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 11/01/2028.

This issue provides a review of the clinical features, differential diagnoses, potential complications, and treatment options for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. This information will enable emergency clinicians to readily identify the characteristic presentations of these infections, optimize supportive care, and give appropriate precautionary advice to patients and their families regarding complications. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Infectious Disease CME credits and 1 Pharmacology CME credit, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 11/01/2028

This course provides evidence-based strategies to optimize prescribing of corticosteroids in acute care settings while maintaining excellent patient care. Not eligible for CME credit.

This issue provides evidence-based guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common presenting symptoms in international travelers, including fever, diarrhea, and rash. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Infectious Disease credits and 2 Pharmacology CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 10/01/2028.

This issue discusses the presentation, diagnosis, management, and prognosis of simple febrile seizures and complex febrile seizures in children. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 09/01/2028

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).

This printable PDF compiles all 42 of the 2024 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).

The essential information about antibiotic stewardship that every urgent care clinician needs. One 43-minute video module plus a printable Antibiotic Prescribing Guidelines for easy reference. No CME credit.

Early diagnosis and treatment of sepsis is key to survival, and the evolution of definitions, guidelines, and treatment protocols continues to influence ED management. This issue reviews the latest evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in the ED. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Infectious Disease and 2 Pharmacology CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 08/01/2028.

This issue discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and current recommended management of pediatric diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 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 Infectious Disease CME credits and 1 Pharmacology CME credit, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 08/01/2028

This issue reviews various etiologies and patient presentations of common SSTIs, discusses findings on the history and physical examination that can differentiate SSTIs from mimics, and provides evidence-based recommendations for management of SSTIs 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 Infectious Disease CME credits and 1 Pharmacology CME credit, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 04/01/2028

This issue reviews the current diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations for the management of patients who present to urgent care with influenza-like illness. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Pharmacology CME credits and 4 Infectious Disease CME credits. CME expires on 12/01/2027.

This issue provides an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis, workup, and management of common pediatric ear complaints including acute otitis media, acute otitis externa, acute mastoiditis, and foreign bodies in the ear canal. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 3 Infectious Disease credits and 1 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 12/01/2027.

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

Appendicitis and diverticulitis are frequent causes of abdominal pain in the ED. This issue reviews the latest evidence on imaging, antibiotics, and disposition of these common conditions. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 10/01/2027

The 2025 Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment Study Guide is designed to prepare emergency medicine physicians to pass the ABEM LLSA exam as well as update you on current topics in emergency medicine. Includes 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 24 Category 2-B credit hours from the American Osteopathic Association. Included as part of the 24 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Cultural Competency credits, 2 Infectious Disease credits, 2 Pain Management credits, 10 Pharmacology credits, 1 Trauma credit. CME expires on 09/01/2027.

Acute otalgia is a common complaint seen in the urgent care. Understanding the broad differential of the many forms of acute otitis media and acute otitis externa is necessary to avoid misdiagnosis and antibiotic overuse. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 3 Pharmacology CME credits and 4 Infectious Disease CME credits. CME expires on 08/01/2027.

This issue describes evidence-based diagnostic criteria for the appropriate identification and treatment of pediatric acute bacterial sinusitis and its complications. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 08/01/2027.

This issue reviews the presentation, evaluation, and management of pediatric patients with COVID-19, MIS-C, and long COVID. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 07/01/2027.

Urgent care management of HIV includes screening and testing, prescribing of PEP, and treatment of patients with an established diagnosis. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Infectious Disease CME credits, 4 HIV CME credits, and 2 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 06/01/2027.

Although ear pain is typically benign, a systematic approach to its evaluation and management will enable identification of serious causes, while ensuring appropriate treatment. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 04/01/2027.

This issue reviews the definition of a brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE), summarizes the risk-stratification criteria for infants who experience a BRUE, provides management recommendations for patients with a lower-risk BRUE, and also discusses literature published since 2016 that expands on that guidance to include the higher-risk group. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 04/01/2027.

Patients who have had a COVID-19 infection may present to urgent care with a wide variety of symptoms that are associated with long COVID. This issue reviews recommendations for managing these patients based on the current state of knowledge about long COVID. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. CME expires on 03/01/2027.