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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

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CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

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Lung Abnormality Progression Linked to Acute Respiratory Disease in Smokers

Imaging Technology

Quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) are subtle abnormalities on chest CTs that do not meet the diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but are nonetheless associated with decreased lung function and capacity, increased respiratory symptoms and death. “QIA

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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

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Patients may be agitated or altered, hindering their initial evaluation and diagnostic workup. Assess for head and neck trauma : A 2014 study out of NYU/Bellevue Hospital found that 39% of patients who frequented the emergency department with acute alcohol intoxication had a moderate to severe brain injury over a three-year period.

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4 Estrategias para Reducir Errores en la Elaboración de Informes en Radiología

Everything Rad

Adrian Brady, presidente de la Sociedad Europea de Radiología y radiólogo consultor del Hospital de la Universidad de Mercy en Cork, Irlanda. Es director médico del Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) (con sede en el Hospital de la Universidad de Mercy). Ocurren errores en la elaboración de informes en radiología.

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Quatro Estratégias para Reduzir os Erros Cometidos na Geração de Relatórios na Radiologia

Everything Rad

Por: Professor Adrian Brady, presidente da European Society of Radiology e consultor em radiologia do Mercy University Hospital em Cork, na Irlanda. Ele é chefe da equipe médica do Centro Nacional Irlandês de Telangiectasia Hemorrágica Hereditária (Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangietasia, HHT), com sede no Mercy University Hospital.

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Porencephaly

Global Radiology CME

Textbook of Fetal Abnormalities, Elsevier, 2007, pp. Diagnostic Imaging: Obstetrics, Elsevier, 2016, pp. Jay Vora is a medical student at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) – Virginia and plans to pursue a residency in diagnostic radiology. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-07416-5.50011-3. Encephalomalacia, Porencephaly.”

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4 Estrategias Para Reducir Errores en la Elaboración de Informes en Radiología

Everything Rad

Adrian Brady, presidente de la Sociedad Europea de Radiología y radiólogo consultor del Hospital de la Universidad de Mercy en Cork, Irlanda. Es director médico del Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) (con sede en el Hospital de la Universidad de Mercy). Ocurren errores en la elaboración de informes en radiología.