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Why is it that patients feel the need to justify their visits to urgent care through their “chief complaint?” For reference, a chief complaint is the reason you are seeking care. It could be as simple as “fever” or “ear pain.” And yet, the majority of patients feel the need to add in extra adjectives,…
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Welcome to I Care Urgently. This site aims to be informational, satirical, relatable, and amusing. Some posts may resonate with you while others don’t. Fear not, content will be updated regularly for your viewing pleasure. To start, who am I? Great question, thanks for asking. I am a board-certifed pediatrician working in an Urgent Care…
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Lethargy. Behold one of the most commonly misused words in medicine. Every day, at least once, I will hear “my child is so lethargic” or the reason given for a child’s visit at check-in is “lethargy.” As Google can attest, the word “lethargy” comes from late Middle English via Old French from late Latin lethargia, from…
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