Jury Awards $10.83M in MRI Allergic Reaction 

This case was first reported in our blog “ Patient Safety: Whose Job Is It Anyway? A  Radiology Tragedy” in September 2020.  The case involved an allergic reaction to gadolinium by a 41 year old patient. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions to gadolinium are not common, but in hypersensitive patients repeated reactions average approximately 30%. Adverse events to contrast media can be categorized into time frames and the severity of reactions, but not much research has occurred on the incidence and risk factors of immediate hypersensitivity reactions to MR contrast media.

How is your brain? Will you be a super ager?

Super Agers are individuals who are in their 80’s or older who have the same cognitive abilities comparable to those in middle age. Radiology image of the year was shown last summer 2020 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) in New Orleans. Research with PET scans showed that compared with normal agers and those with mild cognitive decline, super agers have a lower burden of tau and amyloid pathology associated with neurodegeneration.

New Study Shows Unsafe Levels of Radiation in Crops Near Chernobyl Nuclear Site  

A new study published December 17, 2020 in the Environmental International Journal reported  researchers from Greenpeace Research Labs have found ongoing contamination in wheat, rye, oats, and barley grown in an area 31 miles south of the nuclear plant.  The radioactivity – strontium 90 and cesium 137- were above safe consumption levels. The strontium 90 was above safe levels in 48% of the samples. The half-life of strontium 90 is 29 years and the half-life of cesium 137 is 30 years. Both are byproducts of nuclear fission and are dangerous. Strontium 90 is a “bone seeker” in the human body and will be attracted and deposited into bone.

Private Ultrasound Tutorial = Convenience!  Back Open for Business

Since the first ED ultrasound class in 1993, AHEC has been teaching what physicians want to learn to benefit their patients and their practice.   If you can’t make a scheduled class or want to customize your training then a Private Ultrasound Tutorial is right up your alley!  We can design courses according to your practice requirements and/or skill level.  Click here to see what upcoming dates are available for 2021.   

Need a new tool for your DIVAs?  If so, we got hands-on training available!

AHEC’s UGVA class training covers Difficult Intra Venous Access studies.  Get hands-on scanning with phantoms where the ultrasound faculty teach the essential skills and techniques to perform exams that make a difference in patient outcomes by demonstrating deep vein thrombosis or need for an intervention that can be done under ultrasound guidance. Our UGVA class offers not only the skills training but CME for physicians and CE for nurses. 

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