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Interstitial lung abnormalities linked to respiratory disease risk

AuntMinnie

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

milla1cf Fri, 05/24/2024 - 07:00 May 24, 2024 — Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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E-cigarette users less likely to undergo lung cancer screening

AuntMinnie

Electronic cigarettes entered the market in 2007, and, as of 2021, had become the second most used tobacco product among American adults, the group noted. Individuals who use e-cigarettes are less likely to undergo lung cancer screening (LCS), researchers have reported.

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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

REBEL EM

The situation is more dangerous given the high incidence of chronic disease, critical illness, and acute trauma. Wernicke’s Encephalopathy (WE) : WE is present in over 12% of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) (Donnino 2007) and is misdiagnosed in up to 80% of patients (Sechi 2007), and carries a mortality rate of 10-17%.

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Pigtail Catheter vs Large Bore Chest Tube for Pneumothorax

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Regardless of the cause, a thoracostomy is often required for treatment (Currie 2007 ). While clinically relevant and heavily debated, the primary outcome is disease-oriented and not patient-oriented. Investigators assume that pneumothorax is a homogeneous disease process. Air is Air?

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Porencephaly

Global Radiology CME

Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn, Elsevier, 2018, pp. Textbook of Fetal Abnormalities, Elsevier, 2007, pp. Rice, MD is the president of Global Radiology CME Dr. Rice is a radiologist with ,Renaissance Imaging Medical Associates and is currently the Vice Chief of Staff at ,Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

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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 infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The use of oral temafloxacin compared with a parenteral cephalosporin in hospitalized patients with pneumonia. Thorax 2007; 62(12): 1102-6. 1997; 24(3):457-67. PMID: 9114201 Siegel RE et al. 2001; 111(5):367-74.

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