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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
year - Barium Enema ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray: ... medical and surgical management
Enema Selection / Comparison Table

A short guide for choosing which enema to order depending on the
/ Comparison Table ... depending on the clinical ... CKD (phos ↑), CHF ... : ↑ Aspiration risk ... #Constipation #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... #cardiology #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... maternal age • Anemia ... ✗ NOT a risk factor ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology