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Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Negative Contrast ... Differential Diagnosis 1. ... to right shunt 2. ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
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
14th CXRs 2-view ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
individual studies Clinical ... Trial: compares ... diseases, describe clinical ... of getting disease ... (68%) – 2 (95%)
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
> 1% risk of CV ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... preoperative stress testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
day Head CT 2 mSv ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... cardiovascular risk ... Fibrillation - Testing ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2.
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
ICU Liberation Bundle ... Total scores >2 ... Target -1, but will ... vary with clinical ... Shorter t1/2 vs.
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
ANAs; thus, a negative ... • In contrast ... frozen serum (2) ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... ANA and RF (if clinical