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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
year - Barium Enema ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray:
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 ... Key Point: High clinical ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology