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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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... Comparison #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background 3 mSv ... 4 days Chest ... 8 months Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... #Background #Radiation ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age - Risk ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... specific questions to ask ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray:
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Cheat Sheet 1) ... Anterior (V3-4) • Lateral ... with increased risk ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Syndrome (ARDS) Chest ... imaging - Bilateral ... by effusions, lobar ... objective assessment (eg ... hydrostatic edema if no risk
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
OCULAR- cataracts (later ... Abnormal ECG or ... Persistent chest ... disease or CAD risk ... Electrical #Injury #clinical