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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

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Clinical Scenario: A 15-year-old male with a history of multiple food allergies presents after ingestion of a sandwich during a school gathering. up to 23% ( Lieberman 2005 , Rohacek 2014 , Tole 2007 , Grunau 2014 ). Biphasic Anaphylaxis: Review of Incidence, Clinical Predictors, and Observation Recommendations.

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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

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Clinical Scenario: A 45-year-old woman with hypertension presents with a productive cough and fever. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). Her vitals are: HR 115, BP 120/80, Temp 102.8, O2 Sat 99% on RA, RR 18. 1997; 24(3):457-67.

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Clinical Conundrum: Does IM Ketorolac Provide Superior Pain Relief to PO Ibuprofen?

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Clinical Scenario: A 34-year-old woman presents to the ED with back pain. A 2007 review of the literature concluded that there was no difference in analgesia between IM ketorolac and PO ibuprofen ( Arora 2007 ). Can J Emerg Med 2007; 9(1): 30-2. You contemplate analgesic options and decide that a NSAID makes sense.

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ACR names recipient of Thorwarth award for radiology leadership

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He also serves as a clinical reviewer for the college's MRI accreditation program. Donovan began his ACR service with the RVS Update Committee (RUC) in 2007. He is a past chair of the ACR Neuroradiology, Reimbursement, and College Nominating committees.

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Dr. William Donovan Receives Thorwarth Award for Radiology Leadership

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Donovan is a current member of the ACR Commission on Economics, Commission on General, Small, Emergency and/or Rural Practice, Coding and Nomenclature Committee, Quality Assurance Committee and Clinical Reviewer for the MRI Accreditation Program. He is a past chair of the ACR Neuroradiology, Reimbursement and College Nominating committees. “Dr.

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Calcifications on mammo could identify women at risk of CVD

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Detecting breast arterial calcifications on routine mammograms could identify women at a higher risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD), a study published March 13 in Clinical Imaging found. The researchers collected data from 215 women aged 18 or older who underwent mammography and CCTA within a two-year period between 2007 and 2017.

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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

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QIA [include] features like reticulation and ground-glass opacities as well as subtle density changes with important clinical implications," Choi said in a statement released by the RSNA. "In The study underscores the need for further research, wrote Brent Little, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, in an accompanying commentary.

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