Neuroimaging in traumatic brain injury 1.COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) : While severe and moderate traumatic head and brain injuries often mandate head CT‚ several clinical scales require specific criteria in determining the need for neuroimaging after a mild TBI. These include the New Orleans Criteria (NOC) and the Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR).(45) Both are relatively straight forward and use seven criteria readily obtained in the setting and evaluation of mild TBI. A head-to-head comparison
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$131‚490 Term (Months): 12 Prepayment Limitations: 0 Amount: $ 1‚500‚000 Interest Rate: 9.00% Monthly Installment: $131‚177 Term (Months): 12 Prepayment Limitation: 6 Strategies for Equipment Acquisition Equipme Cost nt Per Unit ($) High-Speed CT Scanner 750‚000 X-Ray Machine Useful Life in Yrs. 10 15 320‚000 5 Technolog y Obsolesce s Medium‚ not expected to change drastically Low‚ very mature technology High‚
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months) to do that. He should know the answers to the following questions: What kind of a CT scanner was LUH looking for? Were they looking for a high-end product‚ a traditional or a low-end product? What was LUH’s financial position during the last couple of years? Were they doing fine? Could they afford a CT scanner in the upper end of the price range? How much budget did or could LUH allocate for a CT scanner? What was their
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Diagnostic studies: Define/ Purpose of studies Electrocardiogram (EKG) - is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG translates the heart’s electrical activity into line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the line tracings are called waves. - Check the heart’s electrical activity. - Find the cause of unexplained
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Simulation Review HCS / 405 Midnight Fultz- Student David Catoe- Instructor November 11‚ 2014 The Elijah Heart Center needs to make changes on cost-cutting‚ funding options for equipment‚ and funding options for capital expansion. Doing this simulation review it will show just how to go about making these changes to save money. I will explain as to why I choose what I did in this paper. The cost-cutting options I choose were changing the skill max and reducing agency staff. The reason
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Studies in January 2013 HEALTH POLICY Provincial Healthcare Index 2013 by Bacchus Barua Key findings This study provides a framework for measuring the provision of healthcare in comparison to healthcare expenditures‚ across provinces‚ in Canada. The provision of healthcare in each province is captured using 46 indicators‚ aggregated into four broad components: [1] availability of resources; [2] use of resources; [3] access to resources and [4] clinical performance of medical goods and
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Mediquip Case Analysis What started with promise of a sure sale for Mediquip’s latest CT scanner technologies quickly dissolved after five months of client interaction. Kurt Thaldorf began losing client interest initially with a high starting price in June‚ which snowballed into even more client resentment through September. Even though he offered the CT scanner at a competitive DM 2‚370‚000‚ on September 29th‚ this number was already beyond consideration due to competitors’ early low offerings.
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How the MRI Procedure has an Impact on Society Robin T. Maynard Bethel University Abstract The introduction of Magnetic Resonance Imaging several years ago has a tremendous effect on our society today. This procedure enables physicians to diagnose and possibly cure several diseases which could otherwise prove to be fatal. As for anything in our society‚ there are some people who will criticize and find the negative points to it‚ however the positive impact that MRI scanning has on our society definitely
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hydrocephalus‚ may also be confirmed with CT. Hydrocephalus is suggested by enlargement of the fluid structures‚ called ventricles‚ of the brain. Body scans The body scan can identify abnormal body structures and organs. Throughout the body‚ a CT scan may indicate tumors or cysts; enlarged lymph nodes; abnormal collections of fluid‚ blood‚ or fat; and metastasis of cancer. Fractures or damage to soft tissues can be more easily seen on the sensitive images produced by CT scanning. Liver conditions‚ such
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University of Phoenix Simulation Review Paper Beryl Powell HCS/405 Instructor: Mr. Watts November 4‚ 2008 To evaluate the development of a hospital one must acknowledge the strength and aspects of the financial operations on a daily basis. A financial consultant must recognize the turnaround time and implement a plan of action to maintain the revenue for the hospital. Also‚ provide the best inputs on the issues of the organization. As a financial consultant for Elijah Health Center all avenues
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