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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012; 73(5): S362-9. 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. PMID: 23758299 Maung AA et al. PMID: 23114494 Paradis M.

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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. Radiographics. Within the thrombolysis window (<4.5 and specificity of 95% with a 97.1%