An international telehealth experience in Guatemala.

An increase in competition for nurse practitioner preceptors and United States-based clinical practicum sites along with an increase in required direct patient care clinical hours demand innovative methods for gaining valuable nurse practitioner clinical experiences. Involving nurse practitioner students in medical mission trips to low-resource countries and follow-up telehealth clinics have been beneficial for all involved. Guatemala is a developing country in Latin America that has a high rate of poverty, malnutrition, and a lack of health care.

Fluoroscopic and CT enteroclysis in children: initial experience, technical feasibility, and utility.

Background: Partial small-bowel obstruction can be difficult to diagnose on clinical examination. These obstructions might not be detected on routine abdominal/pelvic CT.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and techniques of fluoroscopic enteroclysis (FE) and CT enteroclysis (CTE), and to review their indications and findings in children.

A new method of evaluating the quality of radiology reports.

Rationale And Objectives: The radiology report must provide the ordering physician relevant information in an understandable format. The objectives of this study were to develop and apply a method for the grading of the quality of radiology reports and to evaluate differences based on the reader's experience. This grading method permits evaluation of compliance with the American College of Radiology communication standards.