Walk-in Clinic

Many concerns at our clinic are common and diagnosable from a distance, before actually taking a history or doing a close examination—but not all of them.

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society recently issued a clinical practice statement on contemporary approaches to smoking cessation. Based on this statement, which point is FALSE?

A lesson in listening to the little patients—not just their parents and guardians.

A patient's rash had been spreading, initially on the backs of her legs, now virtually everywhere. The main feature of the rash, curiously enough, since the majority of rashes usually present with itch, was severe burning pain.

An older teenage boy came in with a dermatological complaint, only when his girlfriend assured him it was ‘gross.’

A unfortunate but not unusual situation for patient serves as an important reminder of knowing how to respond to an urgent health situation at home.

A patient reported falling in the shower two days previously—sustaining a minor ‘scrape’ on the front of the leg. He had not shown it to anyone, but was concerned that it was becoming more painful.

Most acute concerns for which patients consult our walk in clinic have a visible component.