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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 ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
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 ... #CT #Risk #Radiation
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Adults from Common ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
better imaging—from ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... or MRI. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
over his trunk and ... of the nausea and ... Clinical #Derm #EM ... #Radiology #DecompressionSickness ... #Pneumatosis #CT
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
distinguishing syncope from ... Ask about precipitating ... causes of syncope and ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury ... Acute Radiation ... 1 Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... MetroHealth_EM #Radiation
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... Combination of above MRI ... stones #calculus #Radiology
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
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
onto outstretched hand ... dorsum of the hand ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK