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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
4 mSv 200 CXRs ... 5 mSv 250 CXRs ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Posterior Shoulder Dislocation on POCUS

The team wasn't sure if shoulder had been reduced. Rather than send
than send out for CXR ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #Anatomy
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... radiation Natural background ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Antenatal Visits - Testing and Schedule
At Every Visit:	
 • Gestational Age	
 • BP
 • Maternal Weight
Antenatal Visits - Testing ... Parvovirus GDM Risks ... 36 weeks) • Anatomy ... Well-being GBS Testing ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
and Pelvis 10 mSv ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
• Patients at risk ... Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... proteins/kg BW) and meal ... (avoiding long fasting ... effect of long fasting
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... s use the same analogy ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
inflammatory response Risk ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... drug failure • Risk