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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
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... Tc-99m2 radionuclide ... Tc-99m radionuclide ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... redistribution of pulmonary ... a superimposed pulmonay ... near-drowning etc ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Blood Pressure, Pulmonary ... Dobutamine 2-20 mcg ... Epinephrine 0-20 mcg ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
• Carbapenem (e.g ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Managing side effects of birth control

Adverse effects associated with hormonal contraceptives (e.g. headache, breakthrough bleeding, etc)
contraceptives (e.g ... breakthrough bleeding, etc ... continuous use (e.g ... progestin component, etc ... medications #obgyn #table
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Next Steps: BS, CXR ... Bowel reg, Para, etc ... Steps: Bag, BS, CXR ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary