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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
Imaging options ... exclusion of PE in pregnant ... The radiation dose ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... teratogenic fetal dose
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Imaging Modalities ... limited radiation dose ... desirable, e.g. in pregnancy ... can be used in pregnancy ... #Modalities #Calculi
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy ... - EMCases Algorithm ... wall tenderness does ... Consider walk testing ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Pregnancy
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Adults from Common Imaging ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... months Chest CT ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
possible diagnostic algorithm ... pulmonary embolism in pregnancy ... scanning versus CT-PA ... #Workup #Imaging ... #Algorithm #PE
ACOG - Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With
Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Low Risk
Management for Pregnant ... above and re-start algorithm ... an ambulatory setting ... excluded from chest CT ... #Obstetrics #Algorithm
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Synovial Fluid Testing ... Nonspecific findings Imaging ... • Dual-energy CT ... NSAIDs • Low-dose ... Concomitant low-dose
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm ... venous duplex imaging ... lower extremities, CT ... Order 18FDG-PET/CT ... scan imaging (if