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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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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. If all hospital-based EDs in California and Florida fully participated in HIE, more than $2.9 Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). "As

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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Louis hospital. Authors of another paper, this time from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, found that in their patient population, those who developed NSF had a significantly decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate, more proinflammatory events, and underwent more contrast-enhanced MR examinations ( Radiology , January 31, 2007).

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, May 2023

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Definite TGA is characterized by a sudden onset of anterograde amnesia without clouding or loss of consciousness, lack of epileptic features, head trauma and focal neurologic deficits witnessed by a reliable observer during the attack, furthermore the amnestic event must resolve within 24 h. Inpatient outcomes including length of stay (P =.32),