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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
99m radionuclide bone ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years BONE ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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sinusitis - pulmonary ... Erdheim-Chester disease: - Bone ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Stable patients ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
Cortical Desmoid - MSK ... - Bone scans ... Differential diagnosis ... MR is able to distinguish ... #diagnosis #msk
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Risk Factors and ... during Delivery • Stable ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
cells taking in 8 mSV ... happen to your body ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... CT #Comparison #Table ... #Risks