REBEL EM

AUGUST 30, 2023

The degree of elevation does not predict disease severity. Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults. ESR and CRP are sensitive, yet not specific. Clin Infect Dis 2015 Sept 15;61(6):859-63.

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Northwestern EM

APRIL 23, 2018

Written by: Justin Seltzer, MD (NUEM PGY-1) Edited by: Andrew Cunningham, MD, (NUEM PGY-3) Expert commentary by : David Rusinak, MD Neuroimaging, mainly using CT, has become an indispensable part of our emergency diagnostic process, but, all too often we rely on radiologists to interpret what we ordered. RadioGraphics, 1998; 18(1):151-163 3.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2023

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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AJNR

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The authors examined the survival outcomes and dosimetry to critical structures in patients treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for ≥ 25 metastases in a single session or cumulatively over the course of their disease. Of the patients with radiographically proven adverse radiation effects (AREs; 15%), 4 were symptomatic.

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Northwestern EM

JANUARY 6, 2020

negative predictive value for greater than 50% cerebral vascular stenosis;[7] a 2017 pooled analysis of 7 studies from 2003 to 2012 broadly reported a sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 100% for acute ischemic stroke.[8] Vascular Diseases of the Brain.” Radiographics. and specificity of 95% with a 97.1% Stroke Fact Sheet.”

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