Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Growth, Promise, and Pitfalls of POCUSPoint of Care Ultrasound News BriefClinical procedural use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is expanding rapidly. Currently, expectations are for point of care ultrasound equipment sales to double every 7 to 8 years. The broader equipment base, and rapid adoption, have often outstripped insurance and Medicare reimbursement, as well as certification and appropriate use. … Read More
Iodinated Contrast Guidelines 2020 Update for Emergency Imaging, Part 2 – Guideline Knowledge Check
Iodinated Contrast in Emergency Imaging, Kidney Radiology – 2020 Guideline Update, Part 2New guidance regarding iodinated contrast in contrast-enhanced emergency imaging of patients with an abnormal renal history.This is part two of our Guideline Knowledge Check regarding emergency kidney imaging. A just released 2020 National Radiology / Kidney Consensus statement provides new guidance regarding contrast-enhanced emergency imaging of patients with an abnormal … Read More
Iodinated Contrast Guidelines 2020 Update for Emergency Imaging – Guideline Knowledge Check
Iodinated Contrast in Emergency Imaging, Kidney Radiology – 2020 Guideline UpdateNew guidance regarding iodinated contrast in contrast-enhanced emergency imaging of patients with an abnormal renal history.Iodinated contrast is in the news. A just released 2020 National Radiology / Kidney Consensus statement provides new guidance regarding contrast-enhanced emergency imaging of patients with an abnormal renal history. What does this consensus statement recommend? Today’s Guideline … Read More
Imaging for Concussion, When to Image the Brain – Closing the Clinical Knowledge Gap
Imaging for Concussion – Clinical Knowledge GapsWhen to Image the Brain in Cases of Head Injury or Suspected ConcussionClinical guidelines should never be followed so rigidly that unique, medically important information of an individual patient is ignored in order to retrofit the patient to the guidelines. However, it is helpful to be aware of the more common and less substantiated … Read More
Guideline Knowledge Check – ACCP COVID-19 Guidelines for COVID-19 Imaging
ACCP Guidelines for COVID-19 ImagingThe American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Panel Statement on When and How to Acquire COVID-19 Imaging.Imaging COVID-19 is an important part of COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, but is there a recommended method of COVID-19 imaging? An international panel of physicians experienced in treating adult patients with COVID-19 has developed recommendations for the use of chest … Read More