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What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

AuntMinnie

The technology's value is limited by the expertise of the operator and poor conditions for diagnostic-quality ultrasound in the home and inpatient settings, and in primary care settings, there is a steep learning curve for staff, and accreditation and maintenance of skills are both essential, Tan pointed out. 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. 2019 Jan 2:364:k4931. Administered CT radiation doses are highly variable across patients, radiologists, and hospitals throughout the U.S. 2 Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD.

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

The British Institute of Radiology

These can be emergency patients in the day or night, they can be acute inpatients who simply need that next step in their pathway or to be discharged safely, or perhaps just a routine scan which feels urgent. Any time of the day or night, a clinician, radiographer, or radiology manager can call TMC to discuss scanning a patient.

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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. What They Did: Retrospective cohort study at a single academic medical center between July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019. 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.