June 2021Play Ball!
Welcome to the June 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we take an inside look at ankle x-rays, discuss the dangers of dirty drugs, head over to the ball park with some overhead injuries, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
Post COVID Return to Play in Pediatric Patients
Reports of long term health issues after COVID infection have raised concerns about when it is safe to return to participate in sports after COVID infection. Cardiology, sports medicine, and pediatric societies have provided guidance to guide health care professionals in advising their patients in regard to return to play issues. In this Hippo segment, sports medicine expert Dr. Tracy Zaslow and pediatric emergency medicine physician Dr. Janet Semple-Hess review all there is to know about Post-COVID Return to Play. View chapters…
May 2021Apposition So You Can Disposition
Welcome to the May 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we dive headfirst into a segment on scalp LACs, discuss how to manage those pesky seasonal allergies, chase some papers, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
COVID Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Rob Orman digs into the data just published regarding mRNA vaccine safety in pregnant patients, and what it means for our patients. He also reviews data just published looking at the effect of COVID on maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality among pregnant women. View chapters…
Long Covid / Post Acute Sequelae of SARS Co-V 2 (PASC)
Covid isn’t going anywhere. And neither is Long Covid, or as it’s now called, Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, or PASC. We sit down with pulmonologist, critical care physician, and emerging PASC expert Dr. Andi Levine from the University of Maryland School of Medicine to learn all about this challenging syndrome and how front-line clinicians can best approach its workup and treatment. View chapters…
The Story Behind COVID Vaccines and Brain Blood Clots
The news this week has been replete with stories about increased clot risk in those who have received the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. In this episode, we break down: what we know so far about vaccine induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), the research that has revealed an underlying mechanism, CDC and NHS recommendations, and a primer on cerebral venous thrombosis -- the primary clot site associated with VITT. View chapters…
April 2021Go Away Gonorrhea
Welcome to the April 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we talk about the dangers of household poisons, answer some questions on soft tissue infections, head to the court house with another segment of legal lessons, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
The Future of UC Practice due to COVID
In this audio piece Andy, Miz, and Matthieu discuss the role Urgent and Immediate Care centers played during the past year with the Covid pandemic. Specifically their role as testing sites that helped alleviate the burden on Emergency Departments as well as augmenting the need for testing from a public health standpoint. They also look to the future and discuss what role Urgent and Immediate Care centers may play as we continue to battle with Covid 19 as well as what does the future of Urgent and Immediate care look like in the age of Covid. How can we get back to caring for the traditional healthcare needs of our patients while continuing to protect ourselves and our patients from Covid 19. View chapters…
COVID-19 and School Reopening Update
In this Hippo Education bonus, Lisa Patel, MD, sits down with Jeanne Noble, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of COVID Response at UCSF Parnassus, to discuss the clinical data and updated CDC guidelines regarding school reopening during COVID, from in-school transmission rates, vaccines, and mental health issues. Lisa also interviews Itoco Garcia, Ed.D, Superintendent of Sausalito Marin City School District, on how his schools safely reopened during the pandemic. View chapters…
Race Based Medicine
Have you ever wondered why there’s a Black and Non Black eGFR for our patients or why is race even a factor in pulmonary function tests? Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen and Dr. Neda Frayha discuss the use of race in clinical decision making tools. Think calculators, algorithms, where you insert your patient’s demographic data - including race - and the outcome disparities depending on what data you put in. View chapters…
March 2021Pain in the Neck
Welcome to the March 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we jump feet first into a segment on toenail removal, discuss wound repair, give you our A-fib top 10, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
COVID-19 and Intimate Partner Violence
In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Lisa Patel and Dr. Maya Ragavan discuss intimate partner violence (IPV) in the context of COVID-19. While data has focused on prevalence, they dive into how the pandemic has changed survivors’ experiences, access to resources, approach to safety planning, privacy concerns, and survivor resilience. They also discuss alternative means of counseling families for IPV in the setting of increased telehealth, where survivors may not be in a private place to disclose an abusive relationship. View chapters…
Race and Medical Education
In this installment of Hippo Education’s Race and Medicine series, Jay and Neda dive into some of the unique challenges facing Black medical students and residents. They also discuss solutions in both undergraduate and medical education with two experts in the field: Dr. Millard Collins, Chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Meharry Medical College and Dr. Renee Crichlow, former Director of Advocacy and Policy in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Codman Square Community Health Center and incoming Vice Chair of Health Equity at Boston University Department of Family Medicine. View chapters…
February 2021Rice Rice Baby
Welcome to the February 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, the Matts discuss how R.I.C.E. can help treat inflammation due to minor trauma, we dive into a two part series on the controversies of cannabis prescribed for medical use, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
January 2021The Game Changer
Welcome to the January 2021 Edition of Urgent Care RAP! This month, we dive deep in our two-part amplified pain segment, discuss the medicolegal issues that can occur when dealing with an intoxicated patient, chase some papers, and much more. Let's check it out! View chapters…
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