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Residency programs should consider rotating more outpatient blocks

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A team led by Daniel Heppe, MD, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System in Aurora, found that residents reported improved overall health and well-being, as well as reported improved ability to attend educational sessions without skimping out on clinical reasoning or skills.

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Radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI

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And it appears that radiologists are reading more cardiac CT exams, but not cardiac MRI studies, presenter Mustafa Al-Ogaili, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, told session attendees. As for cardiac MRI, the number of exams increased annually between 2013 and 2019, and cardiologists read the majority of them, Beizavi reported.

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What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

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The clinical implementation of point-of-care ultrasound is making steady progress. POCUS allows for real-time evaluation and administration of treatment, without reliance on facility-based scanning, i.e. radiology departments, and avoidance of unnecessary tertiary care referral is a major benefit, he added.

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GE HealthCare and Biofourmis Collaborate on Virtual Care-at-Home Solutions

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Biofourmis’ demonstrated success with care-at-home solutions will extend GE HealthCare’s current inpatient monitoring portfolio to support patient care from the hospital to home,” said Ashutosh Banerjee, GE HealthCare. Epub 2019 Dec 17. Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med.

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How to comply with CMS's CT radiation dose measure

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In 2019, the U.S. To address CT radiation dose safety issues, in 2019 CMS invited CT researchers and experts to develop a measure that could be incorporated into its programs that use financial incentives to motivate clinicians and hospitals to improve clinical outcomes and patient safety. 2019 Jan 2:364:k4931.

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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

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Clinical Scenario: A 45-year-old woman with hypertension presents with a productive cough and fever. This finding persists when looking at a number of other infections including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) ( First10EM ), pyelonephritis ( Strohmeier 2014 ) and even bone and joint infections ( Li 2019 ). 1997; 24(3):457-67.

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The SQuID Protocol: SQ Insulin in DKA?

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Mild to moderate DKA represents a subgroup of patients that often require admission to the ICU due to hospital policies not allowing insulin infusions outside of this clinical setting. However, it is unclear if all degrees (mild, moderate, severe) of DKA require the same intensive treatment. Paper: Griffey RT et al. Acad Emerg Med 2023.

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