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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
ABDOMINAL REGION - Computed ... Tomography (CT) ... mSv 3 years - Computed ... mSv 7 years - Computed ... #Table #Risks #Testing
AATS lung cancer screening guidelines for solid nodules on low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). PET/CT, Positron emission
nodules on low-dose computed ... PET/CT, Positron ... emission tomography/computed ... tomography #Management
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
of 93.3% when compared ... to abdominal CT ... endpoint of abdominal CT ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing
PECARN Head CT Decision Aid

The Head CT Choice decision aid was developed in Rochester, Minnesota. Full
PECARN Head CT Decision ... Aid The Head CT ... disadvantages of cranial CT ... compared with active ... (Figure 2) #Management
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... criteria - ED testing ... include cranial CT ... AlteredMentalStatus #Delirium #Management
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... Supportive: genetic testing ... HOCM #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Sensitivity and Specificity of KUB compared to CT for Bowel Obstruction, Urolithiasis, Appendicitis, Pyelonephritis, Pancreatitis, Diverticulitis
Comparison
Specificity of KUB compared ... to CT for Bowel ... and Abdominal CT ... abdominal radiography compared ... Specificty #Accuracy #Testing
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection- Ultrasonographic images showed ventricular dilatation in the fetal brain, and T2-weighted magnetic resonance
IgM antibodies...Computed ... Immunohistochemical testing ... polymerase-chain-reaction testing ... radiology #MRI #CT ... #computed #tomography
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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HFNC compared to ... Higher comfort Eating ... #comparison #management