ROCKFORD, IL – A bevy of complaints are arising from staff at Rockford Medical Center after an overnight radiology wet read of a CT head has been found to be dripping all over the place, placing everyone within a 30-foot radius at risk for a fall.
“Our environmental services is always on point, but even they can’t keep...
NEW YORK, NY – The Interventional Radiology (IR) team at New York Medical Center (NYMC) successfully embolized a patient’s aorta today in an effort to prevent future bleeding.
“Our patient has had recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding over the past year, and we finally localized the source,” stated interventional...
SAN DIEGO, CA—For the cardiac catheterization team at San Diego General Hospital, compliance with the 90-minute door-to-balloon time metric for STEMI patients is a significant source of stress and anxiety. Thus, team members enthusiastically greeted the American Heart Association’s new recommendation: The 90-minute...
NEW YORK, NY – An inpatient medical team was shocked to learn that a barium enema performed earlier today revealed an abnormal presence of barium in their patient’s rectum, something no one expected.
“Good God, how did all that barium get in there?!” asked general surgeon Dr. Aaron Trocar, puzzled by the study...
GomerBlog returns to help distinguish between two similar but often confused entities.
The “G” in G-tube refers to “gastric” or “gastrostomy.” A G-tube is a type of feeding tube in which a tube is inserted through the abdominal wall directly into the stomach so that nutrition can be provided. The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In breaking news that will infinitely complicate the already difficult process of attempting to resuscitate a patient, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (or CPR) will now require prior authorization.
The prevailing reaction to this news is best captured by a local critical care physician at George Washington...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In breaking news that will infinitely complicate the already difficult process of attempting to resuscitate a patient, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (or CPR) will now require prior authorization.
The prevailing reaction to this news is best captured by a local critical care physician at George Washington...
April 24th, 201903The increase in cases of an overuse injury called lateral epicondylitis, known more commonly amongst AARP members as “tennis elbow,” has seen a rise in radiology residents over the past few years, according to a new study published in RadioGraphics.
That mouse is killing my elbow!
“It’s puzzling,” Said Dr....
April 24th, 201902The increase in cases of an overuse injury called lateral epicondylitis, known more commonly amongst AARP members as “tennis elbow,” has seen a rise in radiology residents over the past few years, according to a new study published in RadioGraphics.
That mouse is killing my elbow!
“It’s puzzling,” Said Dr....
OAK BROOK, IL – In an effort to completely eliminate the risk of bleeding, newly-issued guidelines from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) now recommend that interventional procedures should only be performed once a patient’s INR, or international normalized ratio, has been appropriately lowered to a target goal...
