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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
3 hours NUCLEAR ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
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
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Chest CT 3 mSv 12 ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... MRA; abdominal CT ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Workup #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... seen • Chest CT ... residual lesion or is clear ... #differential #causes
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
is clear based ... blood or urine testing ... , imaging will be ... usually MRI or CT ... In certain cases
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... Nonspecific findings Imaging ... • Dual-energy CT ... → MSU deposits
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
definitive vascular imaging ... ligament/meniscus testing ... Consider CT. ... vascular injury---> CT ... Posterior #Injury #msk
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... abscessus • Line ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging ... , high res CT)