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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
and lateral abdomen ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Dose to Adults from ... 4 years - Cardiac ... 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Cancer Risk from CT - The lifetime attributable risk of 1 cancer from CT by age,
Cancer Risk from ... risk of 1 cancer from ... area is: #EBM #EM ... #Radiology #CancerRisk ... #Cancer #ALiEM
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
radiation exposure from ... CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Radiation #Doses #CT
The guide catheter was deliberately not engaged with the left main artery, as an occlusion was
the left main and ... clearance of contrast from ... indicative of poor cardiac ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Angiogram
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
artifacts arising from ... the pleural line and ... pattern #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #PCC ... #Lung #BLines #ALiEM
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... onto outstretched hand ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Embolism - Etiology and ... Right to Left from ... Angiography or Cardiac ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
consciousness) and ... Methods: Using input from ... detailed feedback from ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of procedures and ... radiation of life: A CT ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR