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PET links tau pathology to speech changes in unimpaired patients

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Brain pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired adults appears to be linked to speech changes, according to neurologists at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. Tau PET imaging detects one such biomarker – neurofibrillary tau tangles – which begin to develop early on in the course of the disease, they added.

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

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Kalender's other main fields of research were radiation protection and the development of quantitative diagnostic procedures, for example, for the assessment of osteoporosis, lung, and cardiac diseases, noted the International Society for CT.

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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 ). of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ).

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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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As associate medical director of the CT Clinical Innovation Center in Mayo Clinic Rochester’s department of radiology, he supports the mission of facilitating high-impact imaging innovations with direct effect on patients, such as radiation dose reduction techniques, novel CT technologies, and quantitative assessment of disease activity.

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

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Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 , 171 (4), 388-416. SECONDARY OUTCOMES At day 28 , ceftriaxone group had (vs placebo): Lower VAP risk (20% vs 36%); hazard ratio 0.62 coli Need for broad-spectrum antibiotics after randomization was not different between groups. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1812379 From NLM. (9) DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200405-644ST

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

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Patterson’s allergic diseases. 2005 Sep;116(3):643-9. Benadryl (diphenhydramine hydrochloride injection,USP) [package insert] New Brunswick , NJ: Johnson & Johnson; 2016. Bernstein J, Leslie T. Antihistamines. In: Grammer LC, Greenberger PA, editors. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2018. Epub 2010 Feb 8. PMID: 20146728.