AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Our top article in 2014 reported on the financial benefits of health information exchanges. At the same time, the use of imaging, particularly CT, has been on the rise in emergency departments and may present health risks due to the effects of radiation exposure.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 18, 2024

A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures. They analyzed metrics to estimate age-specific effective dose per IR procedure type and diagnostic fluoroscopy exam.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2023

Emery Med J 2014; 31(3): 248-9. 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. Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e. PMID: 24532357 Oyasiji T et al.

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X-ray Imaging Modalities Disease Ultrasound 52

AJNR

APRIL 10, 2023

MRI before and after a gadolinium-based contrast agent is the preferred imaging modality for evaluating brain tumors. Treatment varies by tumor type and often includes a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Diagnosis requires tumor biopsy with consideration of histopathological and molecular characteristics.

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