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THE JOURNAL OF URGENT CARE MEDICINE®<br />
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www.jucm.com | The Official Publication of the Urgent Care Association of America<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
FEATURES<br />
13 Acute Ankle Injuries in<br />
the Urgent Care Setting<br />
19 Bouncebacks: The Case of<br />
a 24-Year-Old Man with<br />
Abdominal Pain<br />
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DEPARTMENTS<br />
23 Insights in Images:<br />
Clinical Challenge<br />
27 Case Report<br />
28 Abstracts in Urgent Care<br />
32 Health Law<br />
34 Occupational Medicine<br />
35 Coding Q&A<br />
40 Developing Data<br /<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=1">™ JULY/AUGUST 2008 </a> ™ JULY/AUGUST 2008 <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=2">It’s Sunday evening, and her coughrequires an ur</a> It’s Sunday evening, and her coughrequires an ur<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=3">TussionexPennkinetic® Rev. 01/2008 1ETU1186-030</a> TussionexPennkinetic® Rev. 01/2008 1ETU1186-030<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=4">“Don't Worry, this won't hurt a bit”We are ver</a> “Don't Worry, this won't hurt a bit”We are ver<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=5"> LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEFFighting the Ur</a> LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEFFighting the Ur<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=6">)NTRODUCINGTHE(/34%$3/,54)/.FOR34)8 </a> )NTRODUCINGTHE(/34%$3/,54)/.FOR34)8 <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=7">™The Official Publication of the Urgent Care A</a> ™The Official Publication of the Urgent Care A<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=8">JUCM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFLee A. Resnick, MDCase West</a> JUCM EDITOR-IN-CHIEFLee A. Resnick, MDCase West<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=9"> LETTERS TO THE EDITORRegarding Our January and</a> LETTERS TO THE EDITORRegarding Our January and<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=10"> What Do You WantFrom Your Urgent Care </a> What Do You WantFrom Your Urgent Care <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=11">L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R“Cal</a> L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R“Cal<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=12"> JUCM CONTRIBUTORSInjuries to the ankle tend t</a> JUCM CONTRIBUTORSInjuries to the ankle tend t<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=13"> FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORWhat Your Patient S</a> FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORWhat Your Patient S<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=14"></a> <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=15">ClinicalAcute Ankle Injuriesin the Urgent Care</a> ClinicalAcute Ankle Injuriesin the Urgent Care<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=16">Urgent Care Medicine MedicalProfessional</a> Urgent Care Medicine MedicalProfessional<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=17">ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING</a> ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=18">ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING</a> ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=19">ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING</a> ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=20">ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING</a> ACUTE ANKLE INJURIES IN THE URGENT CARE SETTING<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=21">BouncebacksThe Case of a 24-Year-Old Manwith A</a> BouncebacksThe Case of a 24-Year-Old Manwith A<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=22">THE CASE OF A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN</a> THE CASE OF A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=23">Error 3Error: Progression of symptoms was not ad</a> Error 3Error: Progression of symptoms was not ad<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=24">THE CASE OF A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN</a> THE CASE OF A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=25"> INSIGHTS IN IMAGESCLINICAL CHALLENGE: CASE </a> INSIGHTS IN IMAGESCLINICAL CHALLENGE: CASE <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=26">INSIGHTS IN IMAGES: CLINICAL CHALLENGETHE RE</a> INSIGHTS IN IMAGES: CLINICAL CHALLENGETHE RE<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=27"> INSIGHTS IN IMAGESCLINICAL CHALLENGE: CASE </a> INSIGHTS IN IMAGESCLINICAL CHALLENGE: CASE <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=28">INSIGHTS IN IMAGES: CLINICAL CHALLENGETHE RE</a> INSIGHTS IN IMAGES: CLINICAL CHALLENGETHE RE<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=29"> INSIGHTS IN IMAGESCASE REPORTThis patient</a> INSIGHTS IN IMAGESCASE REPORTThis patient<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=30"> ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREOn ED Patient Follow-u</a> ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREOn ED Patient Follow-u<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=31">ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREEarly Repolarization:</a> ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREEarly Repolarization:<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=32">ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREOveruse of Empirical </a> ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREOveruse of Empirical <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=33">ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CARENeedle insertion can </a> ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CARENeedle insertion can <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine July-August 2008 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/734f82a9?page=34"> HEALTH LAWBankruptcy: When BK Doesn’tMean You</a> HEALTH LAWBankruptcy: When BK 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