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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

REBEL EM

Many clinicians don’t consider IO placement while others consider it a last resort or only a pre-hospital procedure. Additional sites such as the sternal, iliac crest, distal femur, and distal tibia have also been utilized, and the use of these alternative sites should be considered based on the clinical presentation. Healthcare.

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Artificial Intelligence Embedded Imaging Modality

The British Institute of Radiology

There can be situations where other healthcare professionals (HCP) are in proximity of the patient being imaged due to the image being acquired outside of the main radiology department. Patient’s conscious level and mobility can vary, often supine and not all being cooperative.

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Is Artificial Intelligence a glorified red dot system?

The British Institute of Radiology

How this is done in practice can vary between hospitals, in the era of films the radiographer would place a red dot sticker on the film itself before returning it to clinician or radiologist. The red dot system is a human alert system, often two pairs of eyes are better than one and assist with near misses.

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The Needle Vs. The Knife for Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Closer Look at the EXPRED Study

REBEL EM

PMID: 36693146 Clinical Question: In patients aged 18-50 years with primary and complete pneumothorax, is simple aspiration non-inferior to chest tube drainage for rates of pulmonary re-expansion within 24 hours? Article: Marx T, Joly LM, Parmentier AL, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(11):1475-1485.

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Serial PoCUS for ED Patients with Acute Dyspnea: Is More Actually Better?

REBEL EM

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a valuable clinical tool in the assessment of acute dyspnea. Thus, PoCUS is an important facilitator that can narrow differential diagnoses and guide treatment plans with better predictive value than traditional clinical practice [6]. Article: Arvig MD, Lassen AT, Gæde PH, et al.

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Teleradiology in The Times of Coronavirus Pandemic

Future Teleradiology

H1N1 flu in 2009 was the last pandemic killing millions worldwide. Hospitals and healthcare professionals are struggling to treat thousands of patients, working round the clock beyond human capacity. Pandemic is a worldwide spread of a new disease. The Lombardy region has been hard-hit where infections first exploded last month.

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External Validation of Pittsburgh Cardiac Arrest Category (PCAC) Illness Severity Score

REBEL EM

Background Information: Multiple illness severity scores have been developed for use after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). Discussion: This post-cardiac arrest team is a consultant service that typically follows post-cardiac arrest patients from admission to hospital discharge.