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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... with background ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
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
Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 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
How much radiation ... Estimated dose - ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging - Radiation ... Dose #PatientInfo ... Procedures #Imaging #Radiation ... #Doses #ChestXRay
C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... Background ... Complications CDI Testing ... Algorithm CDI ... CDifficile #IBD #Algorithm
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
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... dose for 2.7 years ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Cushing Syndrome Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Suspected Cushing syndrome (central obesity, muscle weakness, refractory hypertension)
Testing:
Cushing Syndrome Testing ... Algorithm INDICATIONS ... FOR TESTING: • ... Saliva • Low dose ... Syndrome #diagnosis #algorithm
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
. - Effective radiation ... doses associated ... doses of common ... to the average background ... #Doses #CT #Angiography
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm ... wall tenderness does ... Consider walk testing ... underlying hypoxia #Algorithm