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What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

AuntMinnie

The clinical implementation of point-of-care ultrasound is making steady progress. Radiology has undergone progressive subspecialization over the past three decades, and there has been a substantial rise in the number of diagnostic radiologists, averaging an annual growth rate of 9.9% since 2010.

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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

AuntMinnie

In 2019, the U.S. 1 Some patients receive excessive radiation doses without diagnostic benefit, needlessly increasing their personal risk of developing cancer. CMS required that this measure be designed as an electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM), the first radiology measure to be written in this format.

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Innovation Through a Pandemic – How to survive when there’s nothing to report

The British Institute of Radiology

A period of uncertainty, business survival, the protection of our staff and their livelihoods and a readiness to provide a clinical service our patients rely on. Just in one single day in that month, Telemedicine Clinic (TMC) reported over 1400 elective cross-sectional scans to its NHS customer base.

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

REBEL EM

1, 2 Phenobarbital has been studied as an alternative or adjunct to benzodiazepines with encouraging results, but primarily among inpatient services. 1, 2 Phenobarbital has been studied as an alternative or adjunct to benzodiazepines with encouraging results, but primarily among inpatient services. 5 Paper: Lebin J et al.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

2019 Aug; PMID: 30954692 Clinical Question: What is the impact of system factors in the implementation of standard-of-care LPV in critically ill ED patients admitted to the ICU? The strain of making diagnostic decisions eventually becomes exhausted and LPV is overlooked. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care.