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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.

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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.