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

REBEL EM

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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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

Imaging Technology

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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Extramedullary focal fat - fluid level, a specific sign of osteomyelitis

Dr Balaji Anvekar FRCR

Findings were discussed with the referring physician before finalizing the report, who added that there is elevation of inflammatory markers in lab reports and the suspicion of osteomyelitis clinically as well, with a feedback of significant improvement clinically after IV antibiotics. 2007 Jun;36 Suppl 1:S101-4. References: 1.

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DCE-MRI determines women at high recurrence risk of breast cancer

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This finding has particular clinical value considering that the Oncotype DX recurrence score is expensive and unavailable in many low-resource health care settings,” Arefan and colleagues wrote. The team included data collected between 2007 and 2012 from 187 women with breast cancer. at a minimum 10 years of follow-up.

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