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Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Non-contrast CT ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... duplication, calyceal diverticulae ... lower dose than a CT-based ... urinary tract: diagnostic
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma (PECARN) - Need for Head CT #Diagnosis #Management
Need for Head CT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the diagnosis of Necrotizing Infections #Diagnosis #Management #GenSurg #Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #Necrotizing #SoftTissueInfection #Clostridium
Algorithm for the diagnosis ... Necrotizing Infections #Diagnosis ... #Management #GenSurg ... Vibrio #Algorithm #NEJM
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
 •
Meningitis - Empiric Management ... • Obtain Head CT ... #Meningitis #Management ... #diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for evaluation of cervical spine injuries (Canadian C-spine Imaging Decision Rule) 

#Diagnosis #Management #Trauma #CT
Decision Rule) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Trauma ... #CT #CSpine #DecisionRule
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Diagnosis 1. ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... #Management #Cardiology
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
over-utilizes CT ... patients and delays CT ... trauma patients, CT ... as the critical diagnostic ... #Management #Trauma
Excellent overview of the emergency department approach to atraumatic sudden onset headaches- including proposed algorithm and
omitting LP if CT ... #SuddenOnset #Diagnosis ... #Management #Thunderclap
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Testing #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... test: abdominal CT ... CT/MRI of the thorax ... #Management #Summary