MRA for PE not very good
Wouldn’t it be great to have a reliable, radiation-free way to diagnose pulmonary embolism? Unfortunately, Magnetic Resonance Angiography is not […]
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diagnosis
Acute Med, All Updates, Ultrasound
B lines be gone!
Image: A modern medical ultrasound scanner by Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Vicki Noble’s Emergency Ultrasound team […]
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Lung Ultrasound Articles
Here are some sites that explain lung sonography as applied to critical care patients: Clinical review: Bedside lung ultrasound in […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Bloodtest Not Pertinent (BNP)
Despite a lack of evidence that it’s useful, many emergency departments have introduced BNP testing. Some smart Australians decided to […]
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Higher D Dimer cut-off in older patients
D-dimer levels below the conventional cut-off point of 500 µg/l combined with a “low/intermediate” or “unlikely” clinical probability can safely […]
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Normal ECG still doesn't rule out PE
Image: 12 lead ECG by Peterhcharlton, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ECGs from a prospective study of patients in […]
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Atypical chest pain renders AMI more likely
A prospective study of 796 ED patients with suspected cardiac chest pain assessed the value of individual historical and examination […]
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Extreme white cell counts
Febrile children aged three months to three years with a white cell count over 25000/mm3 and fever were compared with […]
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Identifying sick kids is still difficult
A systematic review to identify clinical features that have value in confirming or excluding the possibility of serious infection in […]
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pain radiation to right arm in ACS
How predictive is the history for acute coronary syndrome? Of 1576 patients entered into a multicentre evaluation of chest pain […]