Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Support for ultrasound first in pediatric appendicitis diagnosis

(HealthDay)—During the transition to an ultrasound-first paradigm for imaging acute appendicitis in pediatric patients, there does not seem to be any increase in complicated appendicitis diagnoses or a longer median hospital ...

Pediatrics

Awareness of risks reduces parents' desire for CT scans

(HealthDay)—Willingness to subject children with a head injury to computed tomography (CT) scans decreases once parents are informed of lifetime malignancy risks associated with the scans, but most are still willing to ...

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