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REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture

REBEL EM

Take Home Points Achilles tendon rupture is a clinical diagnosis. Partial rupture of the proximal Achilles tendon: a differential diagnostic problem in ultrasound imaging. 2007; 31:279-284. MRI is Unnecessary for Diagnosing Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Clinical Diagnostic Criteria. Br J Sports Med.

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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

AuntMinnie

As a result, the researchers sought to assess whether HIE adoption could lead to a decline in repeat imaging in EDs. However, the use of HIE was associated with reduced probability of repeat imaging in all three modalities, when compared with EDs that did not use HIE. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). "As

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Emergency Guide to Stroke Neuroimaging

Northwestern EM

3] To identify a causative vascular lesion, which may or may not be amenable or contraindicatory to thrombolysis Non-Contrast Head CT NCCT is usually the first imaging modality obtained in the acute evaluation for stroke. 2007 Jan 27; 369(9558): 293–298. Quant Imaging Med Surg. Within the thrombolysis window (<4.5