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Pre-Hospital Antibiotics in Sepsis?

REBEL EM

PMID: 35387313 Clinical Question: Do prehospital antibiotics impact 28 day mortality, length of stay in the hospital and ICU length of stay for patients triggering sepsis compared to usual care (No prehospital antibiotics)? Clinical Take Home Point: Cutting corners to speed up time is not always a good thing in medicine.

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The Little White Lies of Radiology Partners

Ben White

I assure you no one starts a blog during their first year of medical school in 2009 and says, one day I hope to p**s on organized medicine and large corporations as a hobby forever. A brief and hopefully final private equity in radiology post for now. With that said… ยง The ACR runs a large and presumably quite profitable job forum. (I

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Ultrasound use shifts among radiologists, nonphysician practitioners

AuntMinnie

Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that office ultrasound services have been mostly performed by radiologists while hospital outpatient and inpatient services have been performed more by cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. from 2009 to 2021. in 2009 to 34.2% Researchers led by Casey Pelzl from the Harvey L.

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

AuntMinnie

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Derdeyn begins January 2, 2024, and will succeed Alan Matsumoto, MD, who has served as chair since 2009.

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Radiology leadership changes to begin in the new year

AuntMinnie

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Derdeyn begins January 2, 2024, and will succeed Alan Matsumoto, MD, who has served as chair since 2009.

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Donโ€™t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

REBEL EM

Many clinicians donโ€™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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Biomarker model predicts breast cancer risk without racial bias

AuntMinnie

The findings offer another way to foster breast cancer early detection, improve patient survival rates across different populations, and reduce disparity in survival rates, said study lead author Leslie Lamb, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston in a statement. โ€œIn Image and caption courtesy of RSNA.