By the Numbers: the Sensitivity of Unenhanced Computed Tomography
Sources Lovy AJ, Rosenblum JK, Levsky JM, et al. Acute aortic syndromes: a second look at dual-phase…
Computed Tomography
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By the Numbers: the Sensitivity of Unenhanced Computed Tomography
Sources Lovy AJ, Rosenblum JK, Levsky JM, et al. Acute aortic syndromes: a second look at dual-phase... -
Dispelling 5 Ovarian Torsion Myths
The Case A 28-year-old female presents with severe lower right quadrant pain. Her intermittent pain started three... -
Data Snapshots: Trends in U.S. Emergency Department Imaging
The percentage of patients receiving diagnostic imaging in the ED continues to increase. Although CT and ultrasound...
Dispelling 5 Ovarian Torsion Myths
The Case A 28-year-old female presents with severe lower right quadrant pain. Her intermittent pain started three…
Data Snapshots: Trends in U.S. Emergency Department Imaging
The percentage of patients receiving diagnostic imaging in the ED continues to increase. Although CT and ultrasound…
Tips for Managing Suspected Occult Fractures
When assessing a patient with a suspected radiographically occult fracture, there are two options for the emergency…
Reader Responds to “Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?” Article
I read with interest Dr. Milne’s recent column on paying patients $100 not to get a CT…
CT, or Not CT
CT, or not CT, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the brain to suffer The…
“Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?
The Case A 24-year-old female enters the emergency department after experiencing a brief loss of consciousness after…
Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero…