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Discitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Radiological resolution can take time. 2001 Jan;83-B. Pediatric Radiology. Vertebral osteomyelitis: assessment using MR. Radiology. It can reduce diagnostic delay and can identify adjacent inflammatory lesions requiring prolonged treatment +/- surgical intervention. It is also used to monitor improvement/resolution.

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Ultrasound of the Month: No Definitive Yolk Sac, No Definitive IUP!

Taming the SRU

A radiology performed ultrasound is ordered and has similar findings– Impression: no definitive IUP with a small amount of free fluid within physiologic limits. 2001 Jan;20(1):27-31; quiz 33. In the fundus of the uterus, one can see heterogenous material within the endometrial cavity in a sac but no definite yolk sac is visualized.

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Episode 25: Tension pneumothorax 2

PHEM Cast

Radiologic evaluation of alternative sites for needle decompression of tension pneumothorax. Radiologic assessment of potential sites for needle decompression of a tension pneumothorax. The Journal of Trauma , 71 , S408–S412. link] Cullinane, D., Bass, J., & Rutherford, E. Injury , 32 , 749–752. Ferrie, E. link] Inaba, K.,

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Paediatric Appendicitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2001. When the appendix cannot be visualised or the findings are equivocal, and there is ongoing clinical concern for appendicitis, both CT and MRI can have a role. References Armon, K., Audit: Determining the common medical presenting problems to an accident and emergency department. Bachur, R.G.,

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First10EM Journal Club: July 2022

Broome Docs

2001 Feb;8(2):103-6. Bottom line: These radiology guidelines tell us that we should not delay urgent contrast CT scans just to see renal blood work. IVC induced D-dimer… a trial of 20 healthy volunteers 20 years ago… Heffner A, Kline J. Role of the peripheral intravenous catheter in false-positive D-dimer testing.

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Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Treatment: stabilization, embolization by interventional radiology, elective extirpation when more stable. 2001; 32: 1458-1471 Rosati A et al. The differential is vast: cardiac, hematologic, infectious, vascaulr, syndromic, metabolic, oncologic, traumatic, toxic. Radiosurgery is an options for others. 2012; 79:2355-2358. Schwartz ID.

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The Private Equity Wave in Health Care

ACEP Now

Low Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, which according to the American Medical Association have “declined greatly between 2001 and 2023 after adjusting for inflation in practice costs,” increase the financial strain on providers of health care including both hospitals and physicians. Radiology Business. Accessed August 25, 2024.

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