May 2019
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May 03 2019
PE in Pregnancy – YEARS Algorithm
The Pregnancy-Adapted YEARS Algorithm safely and accurately ruled out pulmonary embolism (PE) for pregnant patients and reduced the rate of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) across all trimesters.
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May 02 2019
POCUS for Abscess – Is It Accurate?
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) wasn’t better than physician judgment when they were certain an abscess was present, but it was of some value in equivocal cases, though far from a gold standard.
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May 01 2019
Lean Left – IVC Compression in Pregnancy
A 30° left tilt in late pregnancy was most effective in reducing uterine compression of the IVC in this MRI study. However, nearly a quarter of women achieved the greatest IVC volume with a 30° right tilt.