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

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... Days of background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... → CT urography and ... Nephrology if cause
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Diagnosis and Workup ... Secondary causes ... the most common cause ... the US inpatient setting ... #algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... medications *Reduce dose ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... MRA; abdominal CT ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Screening #Workup
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... Note: CT = computed ... Although nonhepatic causes ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential