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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
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
50 CXRs Head CT ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... radiation Natural background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... renal biopsy • Risk ... → CT urography and ... Nephrology if cause ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... radiation of life: A CT ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... seen • Chest CT ... shows a small, stable ... #differential #causes
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... and the Troponin rises ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... and the Troponin rises ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm