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More than the rule of 2s: All about Meckel Diverticulum

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This nuclear medicine scan utilizes a radioactive tracer that is taken up by the gastric mucosa in Meckel’s diverticulum, thereby helping to identify its presence. 2006 Oct;99(10):501-5. The sensitivity is reported to be about 60% in adults but 85-90% in children. Meckel diverticulum. J R Soc Med. An J, Zabbo CP.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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So I thought… And I was doing this for the United States Preventive Services Task Force because we were looking at the evidence to what’s the benefit and harm of screening, and I had to look all over. The typical utilization of inappropriate hospitalization and emergency room and total cost of care. And guess what?