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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OCTOBER 31, 2023

Our hope is that we'll be able to determine how to use this as a diagnostic tool in actual practice,” he said. He added that by the age of 50 or 60, many or most people have already had a CT scan for diagnostic purposes. “We We can first take advantage of all those scans,” he said.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2023

rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. Acad Emerg Med 2013; 20(6): 528-44. Late findings Fever Abdominal distension (+) LR: 5.64 – 16.8 (-) LR: 0.34 – 0.43 Louis, Mosby, Inc.,

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Everything Rad

MAY 10, 2023

We need to be aware that our cognitive processes respond to this mental strain by taking short cuts that might result in poor judgement and diagnostic errors. Radiographics (2015);35:1668-1676. Radiographics (2015); 35:1668-1676. Mental fatigue is the consequence of continuous and prolonged decision making.

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AJNR

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The institution’s prospective Gamma Knife (GK) SRS registry was queried to identify patients treated with GKRS for ≥ 25 cumulative BMs between June 2013 and April 2020. Of the patients with radiographically proven adverse radiation effects (AREs; 15%), 4 were symptomatic. 3 tables and 5 figures, with MRI 4.

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AJNR

JUNE 1, 2023

It has well-defined radiographic features and various clinical presentations. In 2013, a multidisciplinary group from the Centers for Standards in Neurodegeneration published a position paper describing the need for consistent terminology and setting the standard for describing CSVD. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2023;29(2):501-518.

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Northwestern EM

JANUARY 6, 2020

A 2014 pooled analysis of 21 studies from 1993 to 2013 showed CTA has a sensitivity of 83.2% Cerebral CT angiography and CT perfusion in acute stroke detection: a systematic review of diagnostic value. Radiographics. and specificity of 95% with a 97.1% 2004 Apr;35(4):876-81. Sabarudin A, Subramaniam C, Sun Z.

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