Pneumonia: Knowing Your Limits

Clay Walker - Jul 16, 2018

Along with working in an outpatient family medicine office, I typically work a couple of evenings in our rural town’s local urgent care.In this...

Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Clay Walker - Jul 15, 2018

Since starting practice a common issue that I have seen is chest pain. This is not the active elephant sitting on my chest, sweating bullets, type of...

Bloody Diarrhea Case Study

Daniel Champigny - Jul 10, 2018

You are working a shift in the urgent care when you grab the next chart, a 34 year old male with one day history of bloody diarrhea. As you prepare to...

Erenumab: New Migraine Prophylaxis

Clay Walker - Jul 05, 2018

I recently wrote an article about the diagnosis and preventive treatment of migraine headaches. In that article, we discussed treatment of acute...

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (pediatrics)

Daniel Champigny - Jul 01, 2018

Hand, foot, and mouth disease, which will be referred to as HFM for the remainder of this article, is a very common viral illness seen in young...

Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Clinical Review

Clay Walker - Jun 27, 2018

Boutonnieres and swan necks…. sounds perhaps like a new store to shop for clothing to the layman. However, these terms pop a red flag in the minds...

Tick bites: Who needs doxycycline?

Daniel Champigny - Jun 19, 2018

As the summer rolls in, my schedule in primary care starts to shift yet again, as it seems to with the seasons. Not only do I see more acute injuries,...

Mediterranean Diet (Food and Medicine)

Daniel Champigny - Jun 11, 2018

In primary care, I’m constantly asked about what “diet” is the best. Patients want to know how they can lose weight, get fit, and feel better....

Should steroids be used for urticaria?

Clay Walker - Jun 06, 2018

Today’s article will be a review of a topic that was requested on the Medgeeks private Facebook group page.We will be discussing the evaluation and...

Meniscus Tear [Pearls]

Daniel Champigny - Jun 03, 2018

Knee pain is a commonly encountered complaint along a multitude of settings, including primary care, urgent care, emergency medicine and orthopedics....