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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

There is no history or physical exam feature that rules out the disease Lactate elevation is a late finding in SBO. Examples: adhesions, neoplasms, inflammatory disease (i.e. rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, April 2023

AJNR

MRI before and after a gadolinium-based contrast agent is the preferred imaging modality for evaluating brain tumors. A total of 107 patients were misdiagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis, and 77 (72%) did not fulfill diagnostic criteria for autoimmune encephalitis. In 2012, Iliff et al., (J. 1 figure, 3 tables 8.

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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. Vascular Diseases of the Brain.” Quant Imaging Med Surg. Within the thrombolysis window (<4.5