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Water Administration in the ICU
The management of fluids in critically ill patients is a continuing challenge. Although the infusion of generous amounts of intravenous fluids is usually required during the early stage of resuscitation, fluid restriction is often desirable after the initial phase and stabilisation. Indeed several groups reported a poorer outcome when intravenous fluids...
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Rationalising Standard Laboratory Measurements
Laboratory measurements are widely used in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This review describes an approach to developing and implementing the use of rationalised laboratory measurements. Drawing blood and requesting laboratory measurements is probably one of the most frequently performed interventions in critically ill patients. There is probably...
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Getting Started with Twitter
If you want to know how we practised medicine 5 years ago, read a textbook. If you want to know how we practised medicine 2 years ago, read a journal. If you want to know how we practise medicine now, go to a (good) conference. If you want to know how we will practise medicine in the future, listen in the hallways and use FOAM. — From International...
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Screening with Breast Tomosynthesis : An Emerging Reality
The amount of clinical proof for the efficacy of Tomosynthesis in screening is significantly larger the proof available in the early days of the transition from analogue mammography to FFDM. Results from studies in Europe using Tomosynthesis in population based screening and results from screening with Tomosynthesis in the USA are concordant around...
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ECR 2015 Educational Events Hosted by Toshiba
Toshiba Medical Systems invites you to the educational events we offer at ECR to learn more about how we are bringing innovation to life. In addition to two lunch symposia, which we will be hosting on Thursday and Friday, our comprehensive hands-on workshop program throughout the day from Wednesday to Saturday provides the opportunity to gain in-depth...
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Screening with Breast Tomosynthesis (Per Skaane)
What are the key benefits of implementing tomosynthesis in screening programmes? The key benefits are the higher sensitivity (i.e., the higher cancer detection rate) and the higher specificity (i.e., the lower recall rate) using this new technique. What the key points from the Norwegian experiences that you will be presenting? My experience...
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Screening with Breast Tomosynthesis (Sarah M Friedewald)
The study involved 13 sites, which included academic and non-academic centers, and specialist and nonspecialist radiologists. A total of 454, 850 screening mammograms were interpreted by 139 radiologists, of which 281,187 were digital mammograms and 173,663 were digital mammography + tomosynthesis. The volume of examinations across institutions ranged...
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Guest Editorial
Population ageing is one of the major global phenomena of the 21st century. Despite the great achievements of improved longevity that all human beings have dreamed of, we are faced with the challenging situation of needing to advance a sustainable future with an ageing population, while having to address the heavy burden imposed on societies, based...
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Editorial Board Members
Promoting Management and Leadership in Healthcare Imaging Editor-in-Chief Prof. Lluís Donoso Bach, Hospital Clinic – University of Barcelona, Spain Honorary Board Member Prof. Iain McCall, UK (Retired) Editorial Board Members Prof. Stephen Baker, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, U.S. Prof. Hans Blickman, University of Rochester...
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EAHP: Representing Hospital Pharmacists
Joan Peppard is President-Elect of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP). She commences her term of office in June 2015. Joan Peppard is a Chief Pharmacist at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, Co Offaly, Ireland, and serves on the EAHP Board as Director of Professional Development and has been the head of the Hospital Pharmacists...
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