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

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... Cardiac #Imaging #Procedures ... #Angiography #Nuclear ... Stress #Comparison #Risks
Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting

Infographic by Dr. Jesse Burk-Rafel
@jbrafel

> 8 hours - Heavy foods (fried/fatty) and
for Preoperative Fasting ... hunger - LOWER risk ... to Reduce the Risk ... undergoing Elective Procedures ... #Preoperative #Fasting
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... renal biopsy • Risk ... → CT urography and ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
with a variety of procedures ... compares to the background ... radiation dose from a procedure ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
menstrual - Recent procedures ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... thrombocytopenia is unclear