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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation ... with background radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... - Radiation Dose ... Radiology #Procedures #Imaging ... #Radiation #Doses ... #ChestXRay #CT
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Adults from Common Imaging ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
consider better imaging—from ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #ChestXRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... of background radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... of a few CT scans ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
50% respiratory variation ... expiration not meeting ... shudder by M‐mode imaging ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm ... venous duplex imaging ... lower extremities, CT ... Order 18FDG-PET/CT ... scan imaging (if
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... which she reports getting ... Additional imaging ... such as CT scanning ... #Obstruction #POCUS