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URGENT CARE: The Official Journal of the
American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine reaches approximately 8,000 physicians
working in urgent care settings. Physician assistants and
nurse practitioners working in these settings are also included
in our circulation.
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Feature articles in URGENT CARE are intended to provide readers
with practical, clinical information that will help improve
their diagnostic and management skills in urgent care situations.
We strive for a straightforward, jargon-free editorial style.
Because the reading time of most physicians is at a premium,
we try to present our articles as a "quick read"in
the best sense of the phrase. Articles neither oversimplify
nor obscure the heart of our message, which, again, is practical,
useful information for the clinician. As one reader put it, "The
articles I find valuable are those that give me the feeling
of an experienced hand suggesting diagnostic and management
strategies."
The format that has proved most successful with our feature
articles is as follows:
- Overview. Why is this clinical
topic important? What are the consequences of missing the
diagnosis? Why should readers be spending their time reading
this article?
- Pathophysiology. Who is at risk
for this condition, disease, or disorder? What is its prevalence?
Its incidence?
- Patient presentation. What is
the classic chief complaint? Other signs and symptoms? What
clues might the patient's history yield? What are the key
physical examination findings?
- Differential diagnosis. What
diagnostic possibilities should be considered by the clinician?
What are the appropriate diagnostic tests to order?
- Management strategies. What
is the standard of care for successful management of patients
with the condition, disease, or disorder discussed in the
article? What is the appropriate patient disposition?
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Whenever possible, contributors should furnish photographs,
x-rays or other imaging studies, tables, diagrams, and/or
illustrations that will enhance the article. These can be
submitted in rough form, to be finalized by our art department.
A title and explanatory caption should accompany each image.
Low-resolution digital images may be submitted for initial
consideration, but either a high-resolution (minimum 300
dpi) file or the original print or slide will be required
for printing. Materials can be returned to the contributor
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Most manuscripts submitted to URGENT CARE should
be about 15 to 20 double-spaced pages, but shorter
articles are welcome and longer ones can be divided
into two or more parts to be published in successive
issues. A “Suggested Reading” list of
at least five but no more than 15 references should
be included with the manuscript. (References should
not be cited in the text itself.) Your article may
either be mailed or shipped to us on a CD or DVD,
accompanied by a printout, or e-mailed to us as a
Microsoft Word document attached to a message to
the editor at the e-mail address below.
All manuscripts should include a title page with
the names, degrees, institutional affiliations, and
addresses of all authors, and the mailing address,
telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if
available) of the author to whom correspondence should
be addressed. Manuscripts should be sent to:
URGENT CARE
Quadrant HealthCom, Inc.
7 Century Drive, Suite 302
Parsippany, NJ 07054-4609
After a manuscript is submitted, it will be reviewed
by the editors and members of the editorial board,
and the authors will be notified promptly of the
outcome of the review process. Our reviewers may
recommend revisions or reorganization or request
additional material. If an article is accepted, it
will be edited by our staff for consistency with
URGENT CARE’s editorial style and the authors
will receive a final copy for review before publication.
Please contact us if you have any questions about
the preparation of your manuscript. We look forward
to working with you.
Martin DiCarlantonio, Editor
Email: martin.dicarlantonio@qhc.com |
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