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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... 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 ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #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 #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... Imaging Patterns ... Reversible course Differential ... thrombosis Testing ... : • Imaging: White
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... CT #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table
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 ... patient before making ... #diagnosis #algorithm