Critical Care
Marker for Acute Kidney Injury Proves Reliable in Emergency Room Setting
Determination of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin was shown to discriminate reliably between patients with acute kidney injury and those with reversible transient kidney dysfunctions in a hospital emergency room setting. More...24 Sep 2013


“Incidental Findings” Found to Be Unusual but Significant Events in Pediatric CT Imaging
The largest study of CT imaging scans taken in emergency departments for children with head injuries revealed the prevalence of “incidental findings,” i.e., results that were not expected from the injury, and categorized them by urgency. More...
23 Sep 2013

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