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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
view chest 0.02 mSv ... cystogram 0.18 mSv ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
and Pelvis 10 mSv ... 3 hours NUCLEAR ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... ventilation is unclear ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... specific questions to ask ... physical exam - Key components ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
passenger 0.04 mSv ... day Head CT 2 mSv ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
to the i-STAR Algorithm ... difficult airway management ... and difficult mask ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... #CriticalCare
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
OnePager Summary COMPONENTS ... prevents speech & eating ... Surgical management ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare