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Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
2-view chest 0.02 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 2 mSv 8 months ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Caterpillar Sign in Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis - An upper gastrointestinal radiographic series was obtained (ultrasonography
#Clinical #Peds ... #Radiology #PyloricStenosis ... Caterpillar #Sign #AXR ... #KUB #NEJM
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Inoculum 2. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... seen • Chest CT
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
2. ... Change in clinical ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Delivery • Stable ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... over 2 years. ... Management of indeterminate ... mm depends on clinical ... #Management #Radiology