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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... years - Upper GI Study ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... consider better imaging—from ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #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
50 CXRs Head CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... setting, where skull pocus ... transfer for costly study ... Making PECARN work ... Peds #Pediatrics #Clinical
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... No PMH or prior imaging ... CT Correlate: https ... #Giant #POCUS # ... clinical #ultrasound
Popliteal Aneurysm on Leg POCUS

An 80yo male presented with right leg pain. A DVT ultrasound behind
Aneurysm on Leg POCUS ... other ultrasound study ... higher risk for an AAA ... Aneurysm #Leg #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... patient with known AAA ... compression of AAA ... is first-line study ... • CT findings
You may think this a dissection but it's actually an aortic aneurysm filled with thrombus, "with
, "with holes" making ... CT Confirmed. ... The Netherlands #Clinical ... #POCUS #AAA #AbdominalAorticAneurysm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... investigations depending on clinical ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA ... NT-proBNP, cardiac imaging ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm