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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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
Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... awaiting confirmatory testing ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Clinic, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements - Strengths and Weaknesses
(via https://twitter.com/JACCJournals/status/1088104323354185730 )

Clinic Measurements:
• BP measured
measured in a medical setting ... should be seated, resting ... used to guide treatment ... seated at home, resting ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
the mainstay of treatment ... therefore occur in the setting ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison