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AI shows promise detecting TB in Zambia

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“AI can triage for active pulmonary TB with non-inferior performance to radiologists and detect differential diagnoses, indicating potential to aid cost effective TB screening,” said presenter Nsala Sanjase, a research fellow at the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Lusaka, in a session held November 30. In 2021, 1.6

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ARRS Roentgen Fund Names Francis Baffour, Hyun Soo Ko Radiology Journalism Fellows

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milla1cf Thu, 11/16/2023 - 13:16 November 16, 2023 — The American Roentgen Ray Society ( ARRS ) is pleased to announce Francis Baffour of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, as the 2024 Melvin M. Catanzano | 2005 FIGLEY FELLOW Wellness Summit: Defining a Well Day at Work Perry J. Figley Fellow in Radiology Journalism.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

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patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 Typically involves the mouth, larynx, pharynx, and subglottic tissue ( Kostis 2005 ). An overview of angioedema: Clinical features, diagnosis, and management.

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Lung cancer incidence continues to increase among younger women

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"[We] found that the higher lung cancer incidence in women than in men has not only continued in individuals younger than 50 years but also now extends to middle-aged adults as younger women with a high risk of the disease enter older age," the group reported. "[But] and female to male rate disease incidence ratios using the Tiwari method.

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Cetirizine Vs Diphenhydramine For the Treatment of Acute Urticaria in the ED

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Clinical Question: Is IV cetirizine noninferior to IV diphenhydramine for the treatment of acute urticaria? PMID: 32653333 What They Did Multi-center, double-blind, randomized, phase 3 clinical trial with a parallel-group, active-controlled, non-inferiority design. Article: Abella BS et al. Ann Emerg Med 2020.

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

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PMID: 32622394 Clinical Question: Can ambulatory management of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax reduce the length of hospitalization? Patients were observed for 1-2 hours for clinical stability, and placement was confirmed with a chest x-ray. Paper: Hallifax RJ et al. 2020;396(10243):39-49. Arch Intern Med 154: 157–163.

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

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PMID: 38262428 Clinical Question: Does antibiotic prophylaxis with a single dose of ceftriaxone reduce the incidence of early VAP in adults with severe brain injury who require mechanical ventilation? This study used ATS criteria, and in favor of specificity, required all microbiological and clinical criteria to be present.