When should we image our patients? Appropriate use of imaging in inpatient psychiatry
Author(s)
Forbes, Malcolm
Somasundaram, Arjuna
Jagadheesan, Karuppiah
Stuckey, Stephen
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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OBJECTIVE: Injudicious use of medical imaging may be associated with harm to patients and increased downstream healthcare costs. Guidance on the use of imaging in common psychiatric inpatient scenarios is inconsistent or absent. This paper explores three common clinical scenarios facing adult psychiatrists and provides guidance about the appropriate use of imaging. CONCLUSION: Psychiatrists and their junior colleagues would benefit from considering both pre- and post-test probability in each presentation.OBJECTIVE: Injudicious use of medical imaging may be associated with harm to patients and increased downstream healthcare costs. Guidance on the use of imaging in common psychiatric inpatient scenarios is inconsistent or absent. This paper explores three common clinical scenarios facing adult psychiatrists and provides guidance about the appropriate use of imaging. CONCLUSION: Psychiatrists and their junior colleagues would benefit from considering both pre- and post-test probability in each presentation.
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Journal Title
Australas Psychiatry
Subject
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Psychology
electroconvulsive therapy
first-episode psychosis
medical imaging
radiology