Acute Care

Study findings contribute to the development of personalized treatment approaches for young children with eczema.

Norovirus is one of the most contagious causes of gastrointestinal illness known to man. Among the very young, the very old, and the immunocompromised, norovirus infection can be severe and life-endangering. Because more than 80% of norovirus infections occur between November and April, it’s time for clinicians to prepare.

Clinicians in retail clinics prescribe significantly more antibiotics than primary care providers, but have a lower imperfect antibiotic prescribing rate.

Some patients, armed with information from direct-to-consumer advertising, Internet browsing, or a recommendation from a friend or relative, ask for specific medications.

Most patient care needs in the evening or night are neither complex nor urgent.

CDC researchers recently revealed the most effective strategies for preventing tick bites and Lyme disease.

Patients with varying degrees of self-care abilities seek attention in retail health clinics for many different wound types, such as acute abrasions, lacerations, contusion, punctures, avulsions, burns, or ulcers.

Retail clinics could help slow the development of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria by prescribing fewer antibiotics for respiratory tract infections, recent study results published in BMJ suggest.

Many Americans hoard antibiotics and use them without consulting a health care provider, recent survey results show.

Topical therapies are generally the least effective treatment option for nail bed fungal infections, also known as onychomycosis.

Good hand hygiene is the most cost-effective way to prevent the spread of health care-associated infections, and the most important individuals in the hand hygiene chain are health care workers.

Many popular sunscreen options don’t adhere to American Academy of Dermatology efficacy guidelines.

Jogger’s heel, tennis heel, and policeman’s heel are common names for a common problem. All of them are actually plantar fasciitis, and approximately 1 million Americans visit health care providers every year because they have inexplicable—and often excruciating—pain in their feet.

Patients with cuts and scrapes likely have questions about how to prevent or reduce the appearance of scars.

If left untreated, Lyme disease can have serious complications.

Patients presenting with bumps on their hands and wrists likely have benign ganglion cysts.

Certain plant- and herbal-based therapies may be able to offer relief for women experiencing menopause symptoms.

When a patient presents with a red, swollen, and painful area close to the nail bed, it may be more than just a cut.

On any given day, 20% of Americans are infected with tinea pedis.

Poisonous life overwhelms many gardens, and as summer arrives and patients head outside, poison ivy becomes a timely concern.

Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms that can stymie even the most experienced practitioners.

Children with intermittent asthma may not require a daily dose of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy, recent study results suggest.

Patients desperate to get rid of their acne should keep these facts in mind.

With summer approaching, patients could probably use a refresher on the basics of sun protection.

Retail clinicians should know that concussion symptoms and consequences aren’t one-size-fits-all.

Patients visiting retail clinics for recurring colds may not be getting enough sleep.

Retail clinicians will be relieved to hear that ear infections, one of the most common childhood infections and a leading cause for acute clinic visits, are on the decline.

Retail clinicians should be prepared to field questions about strains of so-called “super lice” that have spread throughout 25 US states thus far.

Patients presenting to a retail clinic with acute cough could have one of several conditions.

Patients and families believe that acute care improves when nurse practitioners are involved in providing it.