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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 ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
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
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

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

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
/ IBD Renal Loses ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... effective for treating ... If patient is stable ... lower initial dose ... Buprenorphine #Treatment #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... use of adequate doses ... with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Hypertension #Workup
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
mg maintenance dose ... Otherwise, it works ... before getting ... the maintenance dose ... drug to remain stable