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™ APRIL 2009<br />
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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 />
11 Management of<br />
Hypertensive Urgency in<br />
an Urgent Care Setting<br />
23 Bouncebacks: The Case of a<br />
49-Year-Old Woman with<br />
Pleuritic Chest Pain<br />
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DEPARTMENTS<br />
30 Abstracts in Urgent Care<br />
34 Insights in Images:<br />
Clinical Challenge<br />
38 Health Law<br />
40 Coding Q&A<br />
42 Pediatric Urgent Care<br />
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MI<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=20">Flector® Patch (diclofenac epolamine topical patc</a> Flector® Patch (diclofenac epolamine topical patc<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=21">MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY IN AN URGENT C</a> MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY IN AN URGENT C<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=22">MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY IN AN URGENT C</a> MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE URGENCY IN AN URGENT C<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=23">HYPERTENSIVE URGENCYbeen used extensively i</a> HYPERTENSIVE URGENCYbeen used extensively i<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=24">Provide your patientswith convenienceand peace </a> Provide your patientswith convenienceand peace <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=25">BouncebacksThe Case of a 49-Year-OldWoman with</a> BouncebacksThe Case of a 49-Year-OldWoman with<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=26">THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH PLEURITIC CH</a> THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH PLEURITIC CH<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=27">THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH PLEURITIC CH</a> THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH PLEURITIC CH<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=28"> </a> <a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=29">THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH PLEURITIC CH</a> THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH PLEURITIC CH<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=30">THE JOURNAL OF URGENT CARE MEDICINE®presents a</a> THE JOURNAL OF URGENT CARE MEDICINE®presents a<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=31">THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMANcriteria and</a> THE CASE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD WOMANcriteria and<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e43aef6f?page=32"> ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREOn the Elbow Extension</a> ABSTRACTS IN URGENT CAREOn the Elbow Extension<a title="JUCM, The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine April 2009 page 33" 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