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57 Cards in this Set
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Look for aortic aneurysm/dissection
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CT with
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Look for aortic tear after trauma
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CT with
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Screen for carotid stenosis
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duplex, MRA, CTA
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Confirm carotid stenosis
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angiogram
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Look for abdominal abscess
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CT with
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Look for abdominal trauma
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CT with
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Confirm abdominal truama
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laparoscopy
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Look for appendicitis
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US (esp peds, preggers) or CT with
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Look for bowel perf
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KUB
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Confirm bowel perf
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CT with
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Look for cholecystitis
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US
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Confirm cholecystitis
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HIDA scan
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Look for choledocholithiasis
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US
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Confirm choledocholithiasis
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ERCP/MRCP
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Look for cholelithiasis
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US
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Confirm cholelithiasis
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CT or MRCP
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Look for diverticulitis
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CT with
no barium or endoscopy acutely! |
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Look for esophogeal obstruction
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barium xray or endoscopy
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Look for esophageal tear
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CXR then gastrografin xray
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Confirm esophogeal tear
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endoscopy or surgery
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Look for intestinal obstruction
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KUB
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Confirm intestinal obstruction
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CT with
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Look for lower GI bleed
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brisk - endoscopy
occult - barium enema or endoscopy |
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Look for Meckel's
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Meckel's scan
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Look for PUD
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Upper GI series/endoscopy
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Look for pyloric stenosis
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US
2nd choice upper GI series |
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Look for unknown GI bleed
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Nuclear medicine bleeding study
if brisk, angiography/laparotomy |
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Upper GI bleed
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brisk - endoscopy
occult - either endoscopy or upper GI series |
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Look for uterine fibroids
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US
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Confirm uterine fibroids
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MRI
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Look for ovarian pathology
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US
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Confirm ovarian pathology
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MRI or laparoscopy
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Look for pelvic mass
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US
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Confirm pelvic mass
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MRI or CT with or laparoscopy
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Look for acute stroke
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CT without
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Look for brain tumor
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CT or MRI with contrast
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Look for head trauma
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CT without
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Look for intracranial hemorrhage
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CT without
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Look for MS
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MRI with
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Look for skull fracture
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CT without
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Look for arthritis
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xray, mri if more detail necessary
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Look for bone mets
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bone scan
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Confirm bone mets
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PET scan
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Look for multiple myeloma
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plain xrays
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Look for osteomyelitis
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xray
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Confirm osteomyelitis
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bone scan, tagged WBC scan, MRI with
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Look for chest mass
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CXR
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Confirm chest mass
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CT with
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Look for chest trauma
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CXR
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Confirm chest trauma
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CT with
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Evaluate hemoptysis
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CXR, broncoscopy +/- CT with
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Look for pulmonary nodule
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CXR then CT with
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Confirm pulmonary nodule
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PET
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Evaluate persistent hematuria
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if painless CT with
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Confirm persistent hematuria
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cystoscopy
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Look for hydronephrosis
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US or CT
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Look for nephrolithiasis
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CT without
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