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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
Upper Gl/small bowel ... Head CT 4 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Abdomen CT 5 mSv ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
diagnosis of small bowel ... compared to abdominal CT ... endpoint of abdominal CT ... #Obstruction #SBO
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
limitations of X-rays so ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
and vomiting as well ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
over-utilizes CT ... in well patients ... and delays CT in ... resuscitative maneuvers so ... are in trauma so
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
JAMA paper as well ... influenza) • CFR ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... opacities • CT
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
which showed a well-defined ... #NEJM #clinical ... laryngoscope #radiology #CT
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Accuracy #Diagnosis #SBO ... AbdominalXRay #CT