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Diagnostic Imaging Trends: Point of Care Ultrasound – POCUS

Vesta Teleradiology

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is revolutionizing the healthcare industry and changing how doctors prescribe treatment for patients. POCUS is a diagnostic tool that utilizes ultrasound imaging to diagnose, monitor, and guide treatments for medical conditions. What Is Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)?

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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

AuntMinnie

The finding comes despite guidelines recommending LSG as the diagnostic test of choice and underlines the need for a better diagnostic test, wrote lead author Tina Moon, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston and colleagues. The disease is a particular concern among cancer patients, they noted.

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Breast density, obesity tied to interval cancers in Korean women

AuntMinnie

They included data collected between 2009 and 2012 from women who participated in the Korean National Health Insurance Service Database. Finally, after stratifying interval cancers by diagnostic period after a negative screening result, the team observed a 1.18-fold Breast density category 3 0.70 Breast density category 4 0.80

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AuntMinnie 2011: Joint Commission issues alert on medical radiation

AuntMinnie

The nonprofit commission was founded in 1951 and currently accredits some 19,000 organizations, including hospitals, physicians' offices, disease-specific care programs, stroke centers, and healthcare staffing services in the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that begins in January 2012.

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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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REBEL Core Cast 91.0 – Testicular Torsion

REBEL EM

History, physical examination and ultrasound are all flawed in making the diagnosis. Take Home Points Consider the diagnosis of testicular torsion in all patients with acute testicular pain Testicular torsion is a surgical emergency that requires immediate urologic consultation to increase the rate of tissue salvage. OR = 58.8 (Ben-Israel

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, April 2023

AJNR

Magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy restored distinctive resting-state networks in patients with essential tremor. JNS22411 Magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thalamotomy ameliorates symptoms in patients with essential tremor (ET). In 2012, Iliff et al., (J. J Neurosurg. Surguchov A, ed.

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