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Abdominal X-Rays: What’s the Point?

Abdominal X-Rays: What’s the Point?

by emottawa | Aug 14, 2015 | Grand Round Summaries, Radiology

Undifferentiated abdominal pain; three words that give every Emergency Physician (EP) the shivers. Plain abdominal X-Ray’s (AXR) are a commonly ordered test in the Emergency Department (ED). Does the AXR play any role in the diagnostic workup of constipation? As CT...

Low-Dose Abdominal CT for Evaluating Suspected Appendicitis

by emottawa | Mar 12, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5           Usefulness: 3/5         Kim K, Kim YH, Kim SY, Kim S, Lee YJ, Kim KP, Lee HS, Ahn S, Kim T, Hwang SS, Song KJ, Kang SB, Kim DW, Park SH, Lee KH. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 26;366(17):1596-605 Article Link   This...
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