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ARRS: Dartmouth poster wins for CVD risk prediction potential using mammograms

AuntMinnie

The research included 1,216 women (40-75 years) without known coronary artery disease who had a routine screening mammogram and cardiovascular risk factors available in the electronic medical record within one year of the index mammogram (January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012).

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POCUS in the ED: Is Confirmatory RUQ US Still Necessary?

REBEL EM

Furthermore, images were stored in a PACS system, allowing ED physicians to interpret the images and store them in the patient’s electronic medical record. 2011 Mar;18(3):227-35. Physicians less facile in POCUS would likely have difficulty obtaining and interpreting US images. Acad Emerg Med. PMID: 21401784.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

Reason for intubation, severity of illness, ARDS risk score, and ventilator settings were extracted from the electronic medical record (EMR). 2011 Feb 15; Epub 2010 Aug 27. 4 Using factors such as shock, pneumonia, and sepsis this score allows an accurate prediction of developing ARDS. PMID: 19325480 Gajic O, et al.