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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 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 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 Trauma EXTRA CME supplement (free to Emergency Medicine Practice subscribers) reviews the latest guidelines on managing patients with difficult airways in the ED, the components of a successful difficult airway program, and how to implement a difficult airway response program in a community hospital 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 08/15/2028.

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.

ED management of patients with the chronic neurologic diseases, Parkinson, myasthenia gravis, and multiple sclerosis, requires targeted management strategies based on patient history and disease course. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Pharmacology CME credits, subject to your state and institutional approval. CME expires on 05/01/2028

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

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.

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.

While many cases are self-limiting, angioedema can be a symptom of a life-threatening emergency and requires thorough evaluation. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 1 Pharmacology CME credit. CME expires on 05/01/2027.

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.

Right heart failure can result from many etiologies – cardiovascular, pulmonary, infectious, and chronic disease. Recognition of RHF is essential for managing the underlying etiologies and avoiding decompensation. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 02/01/2027.

Patients with symptoms of long COVID may present with a wide variety of complaints that could also be potentially life-threatening non-COVID signs. What does current evidence tell us is the best way to tell the difference? Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 01/01/2027.

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 Pediatric Trauma EXTRA CME supplement (free to Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice subscribers) reviews diagnostic and treatment modalities for commonly encountered injuries in pediatric blunt thoracic trauma. 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 11/15/2026.

The management of asthma in urgent care is most often focused on stabilization of an acute exacerbation, after which the patient can be bridged to long-term management. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 1 Pharmacology CME credits. CME expires on 11/01/2026.

The 2024 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 26 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 26 Category 2-B credit hours from the American Osteopathic Association. Included as part of the 26 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 4 Addiction Disorders credits, 1 Geriatrics credit, 5 Infectious Disease credits, 9 Pharmacology credits, 1 Pain Management credit, 2 Palliative Care credits, 1 Patient Safety credit, 1 Terminally Ill Care credit. CME expires on 09/01/2026.

The typical symptoms of pulmonary embolism – chest pain and dyspnea – can signal many other medical conditions, making swift identification of patient risk factors and the use of clinical pretest probability scoring systems essential for improving patient outcomes. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 08/01/2026.

This issue reviews evidence-based approaches to emergency department management of moderate to severe acute asthma in pediatric patients. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 2 Pharmacology CME credit. CME expires on 07/01/2026.

This issue reviews resuscitation of children in cardiac arrest and highlights practice changes in the 2020 Pediatric Advanced Life Support guidelines. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Included as part of the 4 credits, this CME activity is eligible for 1 Pharmacology CME credit. CME expires on 06/01/2026

Foreign body ingestion is a common ED presentation, and it is essential to know what type of imaging is most helpful, when emergent intervention is required, and when watchful waiting is appropriate. Includes 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. CME expires on 05/01/2026.