Urgent Care and Blood Clots “Who ya gonna call?”
Last Updated
Jul 19, 2022
This month, we welcome Dr. Benjamin Silverberg for a patient primer on blood clots and urgent care. Dr. Silverberg is a family medicine physician at WVU Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he holds a dual appointment in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, and works in student health, travel medicine, and urgent care.
In this webinar, Dr. Silverberg discusses:
The differences between urgent care, the emergency department, and primary care
Differences between different urgent care sites
Telemedicine and urgent care
The role of urgent care in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (DVT, a blood clot in the leg)
How patients can advocate for themselves in urgent care
Key takeaways:
Both urgent care and primary care should be able to assess the risk for a blood clot, but sometimes these clinics lack the resources (such as bloodwork or ultrasound) to make a definitive diagnosis
As with other medical concerns, if you feel like you have not been heard—or your worries not fully addressed—seek out a second opinion from your primary care clinician or another healthcare provider or facility
