Imaging
- All that wheezes…
All that wheezes is not asthma, but it is airway obstruction of one kind or another.
- Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditis
What if echocardiographic findings are initially negative and the patient continues to have bacteremia?
- Pacemaker lead-induced venous thoracic outlet syndrome
Acute arm swelling and pain after an airline flight and a missed anticoagulant dose.
- Severe chemical pneumonitis from tetrahydrocannabinol ‘vaping’ and ‘dabbing’
THC products have been implicated in an outbreak of lung injury.
- Assessing stable coronary artery disease
Differences between the coronary calcium score and CT coronary angiography
- In Reply: Assessing stable coronaryartery disease
CT angiography is the appropriate test to exclude left main disease.
- Air embolism after peripheral IV contrast injection
As little as 2 to 3 mL of air in the cerebral circulation can be fatal.
- Does this young adult patient need a hip radiograph?
Hip fractures are uncommon in adults under age 50.
- Optimal surveillance and treatment of renal and splenic artery aneurysms
Indications for repair are based on aneurysm location and risk factors for rupture.