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ECR: 3 tips for developing a successful cardiac imaging practice

AuntMinnie

Since Gutberlet was starting out, training for cardiac imaging has improved. He noted that in 2019, the European Society of Cardiology issued updated guidelines for diagnostic imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD), recommending noninvasive imaging (i.e., years of follow-up compared with CT imaging (2.1%

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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

AuntMinnie

"Our findings support the widely held notion that HIE can reduce redundant medical services and thereby produce cost savings," wrote lead author Eric Lammers, PhD, and colleagues in the journal Medical Care (December 26, 2013).

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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. 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. Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, April 2023

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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. The median (IQR) age was 48 (35.5-60.5) 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. A 2014 pooled analysis of 21 studies from 1993 to 2013 showed CTA has a sensitivity of 83.2%