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REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture

REBEL EM

Take Home Points Achilles tendon rupture is a clinical diagnosis. You will notice the squeeze will cause no motion if there is a full rupture/tear, and diminished motion if there is a partial tear Performance Characteristics ( Garras 2012 ) Sensitivity Specificity (+) LR (-) LR 96-100% 93-100% 13.7 Br J Sports Med. Coll Antropol.

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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. There is no history or physical exam feature that rules out the disease Lactate elevation is a late finding in SBO. A normal lactate does not rule out the diagnosis Plain X-rays perform poorly in making or ruling out the diagnosis. Louis, Mosby, Inc.,

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, April 2023

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The severity of tremor was evaluated using the Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (CRST) score pre- and postoperatively, and its correlation with RSNs was examined. MRI before and after a gadolinium-based contrast agent is the preferred imaging modality for evaluating brain tumors. 4 figures, 1 table 5. Spine Journal.

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Emergency Guide to Stroke Neuroimaging

Northwestern EM

3] To identify a causative vascular lesion, which may or may not be amenable or contraindicatory to thrombolysis Non-Contrast Head CT NCCT is usually the first imaging modality obtained in the acute evaluation for stroke. Cerebral CT angiography and CT perfusion in acute stroke detection: a systematic review of diagnostic value.