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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
Accuracy of abdominal ... compared to abdominal CT ... endpoint of abdominal CT ... #Testing #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
29663580 #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Bowel Obstruction Testing ... Accuracy #Diagnosis ... #SBO #Testing # ... AbdominalXRay #CT ... LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... mSv 200 CXRs Chest ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... proper clinical setting ... The chest film shows ... On the CT cavitation
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... treatment until the chest
Lung POCUS for diagnosis of Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) - Visual Abstract
How accurate is point of
Lung POCUS for diagnosis ... of Acute Chest ... Abstract How accurate ... point of care lung ... diagnosis #ebm #visualabstract
Sensitivity and Specificity of KUB compared to CT for Bowel Obstruction, Urolithiasis, Appendicitis, Pyelonephritis, Pancreatitis, Diverticulitis
Comparison
KUB compared to CT ... Diverticulitis Comparison ... and Abdominal CT ... Sensitivity #Specificty #Accuracy ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
available diagnostic testing ... diameter are called lung ... with a repeat chest ... associated with lung ... nodule growth with chest